Glutelin is partially degraded in globulin-less mutants of rice (Oryza sativa L.) |
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Authors: | Tomoyuki Katsube-Tanaka Nadar Khan Satoru Yamaguchi Takeshi Yamaguchi Shuichi Iida |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japantanakato@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp;3. Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;4. Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan;5. National Agricultural Research Center for Western Region, Hiroshima, Japan |
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Abstract: | Multigenic glutelins and monogenic globulin are major storage proteins accumulating in vacuole-derived protein body (PB-II) of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds. Because their interplay in PB-II formation was scarcely known, the effect of globulin-less mutation on glutelin accumulation was investigated. In globulin-less mutants, no phenotypic defect was found in seed and plant growth, while PB-II was deformed and apparent glutelin composition was changed, producing new glutelin α polypeptides X1–X5. 2D-PAGE of different combinations of globulin-less and glutelin subunit mutations suggested that the X1/X2, X3, and X4/X5 were derived from glutelin GluB1/GluB2/GluB4, GluA3, and GluA1/GluA2 subunits, respectively. Western blot with glutelin GluB4 subunit-specific and its variable region discriminable antibodies indicated at least in part the new spots X1/X2 are partially degraded products of GluB4 α polypeptides by the removal of 2–39 residues from C-terminus. Time course experiments with maturing seeds indicated the partial degradation of GluB4 occurred earlier (from 7 days after flowering) and higher than that of GluA1/GluA2. Considering the above results together with the fact that globulin accumulates at the periphery of PB-II and its absence produces deformed PB-II, globulin protects glutelins from proteinase digestion and thereby facilitates stable glutelin accumulation. |
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Keywords: | Globulin glutelin partial degradation protein body rice (Oryza sativa) seed storage protein |
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