Cucurbita pepo contains characteristic proteins without a signal peptide in the xylem sap

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Xylem sap is a fluid that transfers water and nutrients from the rhizosphere. This sap contains relatively low concentrations of proteins that originate from the extracellular space among the root cells. One of the characteristic proteins in the xylem sap of the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes cucumber and zucchini, is a major latex-like protein (MLP). MLPs are responsible for crop contamination through the transport of hydrophobic pollutants from the roots. However, detailed information on the content of MLPs in the xylem sap is not available. Proteomic analysis of root and xylem sap proteins from the Cucurbita pepo cultivars Patty Green (PG) and Raven (RA) showed that the xylem sap of cv. RA, a high accumulator of hydrophobic pollutants, contained four MLPs that accounted for over 85% of the total xylem sap proteins in this cultivar. The xylem sap of PG, a low accumulator, mainly contained an uncharacterized protein. The amount of each root protein between the PG and RA cultivars was significantly and positively correlated in spite of being with and without a signal peptide (SP). However, the amount of xylem sap proteins without an SP was not correlated. These results suggest that cv. RA is characterized by MLPs in the xylem sap.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:287

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Journal of plant physiology - 287(2023) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 154038

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Inui, Hideyuki [VerfasserIn]
Minic, Zoran [VerfasserIn]
Hüttmann, Nico [VerfasserIn]
Fujita, Kentaro [VerfasserIn]
Stoykova, Petya [VerfasserIn]
Karadžić, Ivanka [VerfasserIn]

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Cucurbita pepo
Journal Article
Major latex-like protein
Proteomic analysis
Root protein
Secretion
Xylem sap protein

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Date Revised 12.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154038

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NLM359149545