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Proteomic and biochemical evidence links the callose synthase in Nicotiana alata pollen tubes to the product of the NaGSL1 gene
Author(s) -
Brownfield Lynette,
Ford Kris,
Doblin Monika Susanne,
Newbigin Ed,
Read Steve,
Bacic Antony
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03219.x
Subject(s) - callose , biochemistry , biology , atp synthase , pollen , cell plate , enzyme , pollen tube , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , cell , pollination , cytokinesis , cell division
Summary The NaGSL1 gene has been proposed to encode the callose synthase (CalS) enzyme from Nicotiana alata pollen tubes based on its similarity to fungal 1,3‐β‐glucan synthases and its high expression in pollen and pollen tubes. We have used a biochemical approach to link the NaGSL1 protein with CalS enzymic activity. The CalS enzyme from N. alata pollen tubes was enriched over 100‐fold using membrane fractionation and product entrapment. A 220 kDa polypeptide, the correct molecular weight to be NaGSL1, was specifically detected by anti‐GSL antibodies, was specifically enriched with CalS activity, and was the most abundant polypeptide in the CalS‐enriched fraction. This polypeptide was positively identified as NaGSL1 using both MALDI‐TOF MS and LC‐ESI‐MS/MS analysis of tryptic peptides. Other low‐abundance polypeptides in the CalS‐enriched fractions were identified by MALDI‐TOF MS as deriving from a 103 kDa plasma membrane H + ‐ATPase and a 60 kDa β‐subunit of mitochondrial ATPase, both of which were deduced to be contaminants in the product‐entrapped material. These analyses thus suggest that NaGSL1 is required for CalS activity, although other smaller (<30 kDa) or low‐abundance proteins could also be involved.