ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Cell wall
;
Golgi apparatus
;
Immunolocalization
;
Mesocotyl
;
Plasmodesmata
;
Plasmodesmatal associated proteins
;
Zeamays
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Plasmodesmata, dynamic pore structures that traverse plant cell walls, function in cytoplasmic transport between contiguous cells. Cell walls containing embedded plasmodesmata were isolated from mesocotyls of etiolated maize seedlings. Proteins associated with the isolated walls were separated by SDS-PAGE and antibodies were generated against a 41 kDa protein, one of several associated with this wall fraction. Immunoblot analysis showed that the 41 kDa polypeptide was also associated with other subcellular fractions obtained following tissue homogenization and differential centrifugation. The wall associated 41 kDa protein is apparently a peripheral membrane protein since it could be extracted by high salt and high pH. Silver-enhanced immunogold light microscopy showed that the 41 kDa protein was associated with the cell walls of cells both in the stele and cortex. The immunolabeling pattern was transwall and punctate. Electron microscopic immuno-gold labeling localized the polypeptide to plasmodesmata and to electron dense cytoplasmic structures that are apparently Golgi membranes. The significance of the presence of this protein in the Golgi is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01280826
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