Characterization and subcellular localization of vicilin and phytohemagglutinin, the two major reserve proteins of Phaseolus vulgaris L.
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 142 (3), 291-298
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00385080
Abstract
Extracts of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Greensleeves) cotyledons contained two abundant proteins: vicilin and phytohemagglutinin. Vicilin, a 6.9 S protein fraction at neutral pH, associated to an 18.0 S form at pH 4.5 and had 3 non-identical subunits with molecular weights (MW) of 52,000, 49,000 and 46,000. Phytohemagglutinin, a 6.4 S protein fraction, had 2 non-identical subunits with MW of 34,000 and 36,000. Phytohemagglutinin could be separated by isoelectrofocusing into a mitogenic and non-erythroagglutinating protein with a single subunit of MW=34,000, and a mitogenic and erythroagglutinating protein fraction which contained both subunits. Vicilin is apparently identical with the so called glycoprotein II (A. Pusztai and W.B. Watt, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 365, 57–71, 1970) and with globulin G1 (R.C. McLeester, T.C. Hall, S.M. Sun, F.A. Bliss, Phytochem. 2, 85; 1973), while phytohemagglutinin is identical with globulin G2 (McLeester et al., 1973). Since vicilin and phytohemagglutinin are internationally used names there is no need to introduce new names to describe P. vulgaris reserve proteins. Both proteins are catabolized in the course of seedling growth and are located in the protein bodies, indicating that they are reserve proteins. Vicilin isolated in its 18.0 S form from the cotyledons of young seedlings contains substantial quantities of smaller polypeptides, in addition the 3 original ones. We suggest that the presence of these small polypeptides represents partial breakdown of the vicilin prior to its complete catabolism.Keywords
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