Subcellular localization of type I thionins in the endosperms of wheat and barley |
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Authors: | Maria J. Carmona C. Hernández-Lucas Carmen San Martin P. González F. García-Olmedo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departmento de Bioquímica, E. T. S. Ingenieros Agrónomes, Ciudad Universitaria, E-28040 Madrid, Spain;(2) Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid |
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Abstract: | Summary Thionins are cysteine-rich polypeptides of about 5,000 Da. Localization at the subcellular level of type I endosperm thionins has been carried out by immunogold labeling, using an antibody that recognizes type I thionin variants. In developing wheat and barley caryopses, sectioned at different times between 13 and 24 days after flowering, this type of thionins was only detected around protein bodies from cells of the starchy endosperm, using light microscopy. Electron microscopy revealed that these proteins were located in electron-dense spheroids in the periphery of protein bodies, at the earlier stages, whereas later the label appeared also as a thin layer around these organelles.Abbreviations DAF days after flowering - RER rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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Keywords: | Endosperm Protein bodies Thionins |
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