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. 1992 Jun;99(2):718-24.
doi: 10.1104/pp.99.2.718.

Evidence for the presence of two different types of protein bodies in wheat endosperm

R Rubin  1 , H Levanony, G Galili
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Evidence for the presence of two different types of protein bodies in wheat endosperm

R Rubin et al. Plant Physiol. 1992 Jun.

Abstract

Storage proteins of wheat grains (Triticum L. em Thell) are deposited in protein bodies inside vacuoles. However, the subcellular sites and mechanisms of their aggregation into protein bodies are not clear. In the present report, we provide evidence for two different types of protein bodies, low- and high-density types that accumulate concurrently and independently in developing wheat endosperm cells. Gliadins were present in both types of protein bodies, whereas the high molecular weight glutenins were localized mainly in the dense ones. Pulse-chase experiments verified that the dense protein bodies were not formed by a gradual increase in density but, presumably, by a distinct, quick process of storage protein aggregation. Subcellular fractionation and electron microscopy studies revealed that the wheat homolog of immunoglobulin heavy-chain-binding protein, an endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein, was present within the dense protein bodies, implying that these were formed by aggregation of storage proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum. The present results suggest that a large part of wheat storage proteins aggregate into protein bodies within the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Because these protein bodies are too large to enter the Golgi, they are likely to be transported directly to vacuoles. This route may operate in concert with the known Golgi-mediated transport to vacuoles in which the storage proteins apparently condense into protein bodies at a postendoplasmic reticulum location. Our results further suggest that although gliadins are transported by either one of these routes, the high molecular weight glutenins use only the Golgi bypass route.

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