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Kleczkowski LA, Sokolov LN, Luo C, Villand P. Molecular cloning and spatial expression of an ApL1 cDNA for the large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Z NATURFORSCH C 1999; 54:353-8. [PMID: 10431387 DOI: 10.1515/znc-1999-5-610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A cDNA, ApL1a, corresponding to a homologue of the large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), has been isolated/characterised by screening a cDNA library prepared from leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana, followed by rapid amplification of cDNA 3'-ends (3'-RACE). Within the 1685 nucleotide-long sequence (excluding polyA tail), an open reading frame encodes a protein of 522 amino acids (aa), with a calculated molecular weight of 57.7 kDa. The derived aa sequence does not contain any discernible transit peptide cleavage site motif, similarly to two other recently sequenced full-length Arabidopsis homologues for AGPase, and shows ca. 58-78% identity to homologous proteins from other plants/tissues. The corresponding gene was found to be expressed in all tissues examined (rosette and stem leaves, stems, flowers and fruits). The ubiquitous expression of the gene is consistent with its critical role in starch synthesis in Arabidopsis.
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Affiliation(s)
- DM Kehoe
- Dept of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Eriksson M, Villand P, Gardeström P, Samuelsson G. Induction and Regulation of Expression of a Low-CO2-Induced Mitochondrial Carbonic Anhydrase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Physiol 1998; 116:637-41. [PMID: 9490764 PMCID: PMC35121 DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.2.637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/1997] [Accepted: 11/06/1997] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The time course of and the influence of light intensity and light quality on the induction of a mitochondrial carbonic anhydrase (CA) in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was characterized using western and northern blots. This CA was expressed only under low-CO2 conditions (ambient air). In asynchronously grown cells, the mRNA was detected 15 min after transfer from air containing 5% CO2 to ambient air, and the 21-kD polypeptide was detected on western blots after 1 h. When transferred back to air containing 5% CO2, the mRNA disappeared within 1 h and the polypeptide was degraded within 3 d. Photosynthesis was required for the induction in asynchronous cultures. The induction increased with light up to 500 mumol m-2 s-1, where saturation occurred. In cells grown synchronously, however, expression of the mitochondrial CA was also detected in darkness. Under such conditions the expression followed a circadian rhythm, with mRNA appearing in the dark 30 min before the light was turned on. Algae left in darkness continued this rhythm for several days.
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- M Eriksson
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Luo C, Déjardin A, Villand P, Doan DN, Kleczkowski LA. Differential processing of homologues of the small subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from barley (Hordeum vulgare) tissues. Z NATURFORSCH C 1997; 52:807-11. [PMID: 9463938 DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-11-1213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), a two-gene-encoded enzyme, is the key component of starch synthesis in all plants. In the present study, we have used an E. coli expression system for the (over)production of proteins derived from both full length and specifically truncated cDNAs encoding small subunits of AGPase from seed endosperm (AGPase-B1) and leaves (AGPase-B2) of barley (Hordeum vulgare). Based on immunoblot analyses, the molecular mass of the expressed AGPase-B1 (52 kD) was similar to that from endosperm extracts, whereas the expressed AGPase-B2 (56 kD) was larger than that in barley leaves (51 kD). Expression of truncated cDNAs for both the seed and leaf proteins has allowed for a direct verification of molecular masses that were earlier proposed for mature AGPases in barley tissues. The data suggest that seed AGPase-B1 does not undergo any post-translational proteolytic processing in barley, whereas the leaf homologue is processed to a smaller protein. Possible implications of these findings are discussed.
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- C Luo
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Sweden
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Villand P, Eriksson M, Samuelsson G. Carbon dioxide and light regulation of promoters controlling the expression of mitochondrial carbonic anhydrase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Biochem J 1997; 327 ( Pt 1):51-7. [PMID: 9355734 PMCID: PMC1218762 DOI: 10.1042/bj3270051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Nuclear genes coding for carbonic anhydrase, a major mitochondrial constituent in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii grown under limited CO2, were characterized. Two genes, ca1 and ca2, were found within 7 kb of genomic DNA, organized 'head to head' in a large inverted repeat. The DNA sequences for the two genes were very similar, even in the promoter regions and in introns, indicating that the repeat is a result of a recent duplication. To study gene regulation, elements from the upstream region of ca1 were fused to the arylsulphatase reporter gene. After transformation, the expression of arylsulphatase was regulated similarly to the endogenous ca1/ca2 genes, even when the promoter was trimmed down to 194 nt. Expression could not be detected when 5% CO2 was bubbled into the growth medium, but was induced within hours after transfer to air. The ca1 promoter was not induced in low light, but at intermediate light levels its activity was dependent on the irradiance. O2 concentration had no effect on the promoter activity, indicating that photorespiratory metabolites are not triggering the response. The availability of cells transformed with a CO2-regulated reporter gene should facilitate further studies on the metabolic adaptations that occur in some green algae in response to the external CO2 level.
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- P Villand
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeâ University, 901 87 Umeâ, Sweden
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Eimert K, Luo C, Déjardin A, Villand P, Thorbjørnsen T, Kleczkowski LA. Molecular cloning and expression of the large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from barley (Hordeum vulgare) leaves. Gene 1997; 189:79-82. [PMID: 9161415 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(96)00837-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A cDNA clone, blpl14, corresponding to the large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), has been isolated from a cDNA library prepared from leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). An open reading frame encodes a protein of 503 aa, with a calculated molecular weight of 54815. The derived aa sequence contains a putative transit peptide sequence, required for targeting to plastids, and has a highly conserved positioning of critical Lys residues that are believed to be involved in effector binding. The derived aa sequence shows 97% identity with the corresponding protein from wheat, but only 36% identity with AGPase from E. coli. The blpl14 gene is expressed predominantly in leaves and to a lesser degree in seed endosperm, but not roots, of barley.
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- K Eimert
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Sweden
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Eimert K, Villand P, Kilian A, Kleczkowski LA. Cloning and characterization of several cDNAs for UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from barley (Hordeum vulgare) tissues. Gene 1996; 170:227-32. [PMID: 8666250 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00873-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Eleven cDNA clones encoding UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase) have been isolated from cDNA libraries prepared from seed embryo, seed endosperm and leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The sequences were identical, with the exception of positioning of the poly(A) tail; at least five clones with different polyadenylation sites were found. For a putative full-length cDNA [1775 nucleotides (nt) plus polyadenylation tail], isolated from an embryo cDNA library, an open reading frame of 1419 nt encodes a protein of 473 amino acids (aa) of 51.6 kDa. An alignment of the derived aa sequence with other UGPases has revealed high identity to UGPases from eukaryotic tissues, but not from bacteria. Within the aa sequence, no homology was found to a UDP-glucose-binding motif that has been postulated for a family of glucosyl transferases. The derived aa sequence of UGPase contains three putative N-glycosylation sites and has a highly conserved positioning of five Lys residues, previously shown to be critical for catalysis and substrate binding of potato tuber UGPase. A possible role for N-glycosylation in the intracellular targeting of UGPase is discussed.
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- K Eimert
- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Sweden
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Thorbjørnsen T, Villand P, Kleczkowski LA, Olsen OA. A single gene encodes two different transcripts for the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase small subunit from barley (Hordeum vulgare). Biochem J 1996; 313 ( Pt 1):149-54. [PMID: 8546676 PMCID: PMC1216875 DOI: 10.1042/bj3130149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase), a heterotetrameric enzyme composed of two small and two large subunits, catalyses the first committed step of starch synthesis in plant tissues. In an attempt to learn more about the organization and expression of the small-subunit gene of AGPase, we have studied the small-subunit transcripts as well as the structure of the gene encoding these transcripts in barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Bomi). Two different transcripts (bepsF1 and blps14) were identified: bepF1 was abundantly expressed in the starchy endosperm but not in leaves, whereas blps14 was isolated from leaves but was also found to be present at a moderate level in the starchy endosperm. The sequences for the two transcripts are identical over approx. 90% of the length, with differences being confined solely to their 5' ends. In blps14, the unique 5' end is 259 nt long and encodes a putative plastid transit peptide sequence. For the 178-nt 5' end of bepsF1, on the other hand, no transit peptide sequence could be recognized. A lambda clone that hybridized to the AGPase transcripts was isolated from a barley genomic library and characterized. The restriction map has suggested a complex organization of the gene, with alternative exons encoding the different 5' ends of the two transcripts followed by nine exons coding for the common part of the transcripts. The sequence of a portion of the genomic clone, covering the alternative 5'-end exons as well as upstream regions, has verified that both transcripts are encoded by the gene. The results suggest that the small-subunit gene of barley AGPase transcribes two different mRNAs by a mechanism classified as alternative splicing.
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- T Thorbjørnsen
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural University of Norway, As, Norway
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Kilian A, Kleinhofs A, Villand P, Thorbjørnsen T, Olsen OA, Kleczkowski LA. Mapping of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase genes in barley. Theor Appl Genet 1994; 87:869-871. [PMID: 24190474 DOI: 10.1007/bf00221140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/1993] [Accepted: 06/16/1993] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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cDNA probes encoding the barley endosperm ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) small subunit (bepsF2), large subunit (bepl10), and leaf AGP large subunit (blpl) were hybridized with barley genomic DNA blots to determine copy number and polymorphism. Probes showing polymorphism were mapped on a barley RFLP map. Probes that were not polymorphic were assigned to chromosome arms using wheat-barley telosomic addition lines. The data suggested the presence of a single-copy gene corresponding to each of the cDNA probes. In addition to the major bands, several weaker cross-hybridizing bands indicated the presence of other, related sequences. The weaker bands were specific to each probe and were not due to cross-hybridization with the other probes examined here. The endosperm AGP small subunit (bepsF2) majorband locus was associated with chromosome 1P and designated Aga1. The endosperm AGP large subunit (bepl10) major-band locus was mapped to chromosome 5M and designated Aga7. The endosperm AGP large-subunit minor bands were not mapped. The leaf AGP large-subunit major band was associated with chromosome 7M and designated Aga5. One of the leaf AGP large-subunit minor bands was mapped to chromosome 5P and designated Aga6. A clone for the wheat endosperm AGP large-subunit (pAga7) hybridized to the same barley genomic DNA bands as the corresponding barley probe indicating a high degree of identity between the two probes.
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- A Kilian
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Genetics and Cell Biology, Washington State University, 99164-6420, Pullman, WA, USA
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Villand P, Olsen OA, Kleczkowski LA. Molecular characterization of multiple cDNA clones for ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol Biol 1993; 23:1279-1284. [PMID: 8292792 DOI: 10.1007/bf00042361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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PCR amplification of cDNA prepared from poly(A)+ RNA from aerial parts of Arabidopsis thaliana, using degenerate nucleotide primers based on conserved regions between the large and small subunits of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP), yielded four different cDNAs of ca. 550 nucleotides each. Based on derived amino acid sequences, the identities between the clones varied from 49 to 69%. Sequence comparison to previously published cDNAs for AGP from various species and tissues has revealed that three of the amplified cDNAs (ApL1, ApL2 and ApL3) correspond to the large subunit of AGP, and one cDNA (ApS) encodes the small subunit of AGP. Both ApL1 and ApS were subsequently found to be present in a cDNA library made from Arabidopsis leaves. All four PCR products are encoded by single genes, as found by genomic Southern analysis.
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- P Villand
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Council of Norway, As
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Kleczkowski LA, Villand P, Preiss J, Olsen OA. Kinetic mechanism and regulation of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from barley (Hordeum vulgare) leaves. J Biol Chem 1993; 268:6228-33. [PMID: 8384204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Barley (Hordeum vulgare, cv. Bomi) leaf ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) was purified to near-homogeneity, using ammonium sulfate fractionation and heat treatment as well as ion exchange, hydrophobic, and dye-ligand chromatography. The enzyme was found to be composed of two subunit types of 51 and 54 kDa, which were recognized by the respective rabbit antibodies against the small and/or large subunit of spinach leaf AGP. Substrate kinetics and product inhibition studies, carried out in the direction of ADP-glucose synthesis, suggested a sequential Iso Ordered Bi Bi kinetic mechanism for the enzyme. In addition, inhibition patterns with CrATP, a dead-end inhibitor of ATP-utilizing enzymes, were consistent with ATP (synthesis reaction) and ADP-glucose (pyrophosphorolysis reaction) binding first to different free forms of the enzyme. The AGP was potently activated by 3-phosphoglycerate (PGA) (K alpha of 5 microM) and inhibited by orthophosphate (P(i)), with the ratio of the two effectors playing a major role in modulating AGP activity. At low [PGA]/[P(i)] ratios, P(i) could reverse the activating effect of PGA. However, at the [PGA]/[Pi] ratios of 1.4, or higher, some activating effect of P(i) in the presence of PGA was observed. PGA decreased the Km values for all substrates of AGP (in both the synthesis and pyrophosphorolysis directions). Properties of the barley leaf AGP are compared to those of AGP from barley seed endosperm, which is insensitive to PGA/P(i) regulation.
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Kleczkowski LA, Villand P, Lüthi E, Olsen OA, Preiss J. Insensitivity of barley endosperm ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase to 3-phosphoglycerate and orthophosphate regulation. Plant Physiol 1993; 101:179-86. [PMID: 8278493 PMCID: PMC158662 DOI: 10.1104/pp.101.1.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Crude extracts of starchy endosperm from barley (Hordeum vulgare cv Bomi) contained high pyrophosphorolytic activity (up to 0.5 mumol of glucose-1-P formed min-1 mg-1 of protein) of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) when assayed in the absence of 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA). This high activity was observed regardless of whether AGP had been extracted in the presence or absence of various protease inhibitors or other protectants. Western blot analysis using antibodies specific for either the small or large subunit of the enzyme demonstrated that the large, 60-kD subunit was prone to proteolysis in crude extracts, with a half-time of degradation at 4 degrees C (from 60 to 53 to 51 kD) on the order of minutes. The presence of high concentrations of protease inhibitors decreased, but did not prevent this proteolysis. The small, 51-kD subunit of barley endosperm AGP was relatively resistant to proteolysis, both in the presence or absence of protease inhibitors. For the crude, nonproteolyzed enzyme, 3-PGA acted as a weak activator of the ADP-glucose synthetic reaction (about 25% activation), whereas in the reverse reaction (pyrophosphorolysis) it served as an inhibitor rather than an activator. For both the synthetic and pyrophosphorolytic reactions, inorganic phosphate (Pi) acted as a weak competitive or mixed inhibitor of AGP. The relative insensitivity to 3-PGA/Pi regulation has been observed with both the nonproteolyzed crude enzyme and partially purified (over 60-fold) AGP, the latter characterized by two bands for the large subunit (molecular masses of 53 and 51 kD) and one band for the small subunit (51 kD). Addition of 3-PGA to assays of the partially purified, proteolyzed enzyme had little or no effect on the Km values of all substrates of AGP, but it reduced the Hill coefficient for ATP (from 2.1 to 1.0). These findings are discussed with respect to previous reports on the structure and regulation of higher plant AGP.
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- L A Kleczkowski
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Council of Norway, As
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Villand P, Olsen OA, Kilian A, Kleczkowski LA. ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Large Subunit cDNA from Barley Endosperm. Plant Physiol 1992; 100:1617-8. [PMID: 16653175 PMCID: PMC1075837 DOI: 10.1104/pp.100.3.1617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- P Villand
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, NLVF, P.O. Box 51, 1430 Aas, Norway
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Villand P, Aalen R, Olsen OA, Lüthi E, Lönneborg A, Kleczkowski LA. PCR amplification and sequences of cDNA clones for the small and large subunits of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from barley tissues. Plant Mol Biol 1992; 19:381-9. [PMID: 1320425 DOI: 10.1007/bf00023385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Several cDNAs encoding the small and large subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) were isolated from total RNA of the starchy endosperm, roots and leaves of barley by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sets of degenerate oligonucleotide primers, based on previously published conserved amino acid sequences of plant AGP, were used for synthesis and amplification of the cDNAs. For either the endosperm, roots and leaves, the restriction analysis of PCR products (ca. 550 nucleotides each) has revealed heterogeneity, suggesting presence of three transcripts for AGP in the endosperm and roots, and up to two AGP transcripts in the leaf tissue. Based on the derived amino acid sequences, two clones from the endosperm, beps and bepl, were identified as coding for the small and large subunit of AGP, respectively, while a leaf transcript (blpl) encoded the putative large subunit of AGP. There was about 50% identity between the endosperm clones, and both of them were about 60% identical to the leaf cDNA. Northern blot analysis has indicated that beps and bepl are expressed in both the endosperm and roots, while blpl is detectable only in leaves. Application of the PCR technique in studies on gene structure and gene expression of plant AGP is discussed.
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- P Villand
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, NLVF, Norway
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Kleczkowski LA, Villand P, Lönneborg A, Olsen OA, Lüthi E. Plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase--recent advances and biotechnological perspectives (a review). Z NATURFORSCH C 1991; 46:605-12. [PMID: 1663749 DOI: 10.1515/znc-1991-7-817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Recent advances in studies on plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP), the key enzyme of starch biosynthesis, are presented. AGP constitutes the first committed and highly regulated step of starch synthesis in all plant tissues. The importance of AGP in carbohydrate metabolism and several of its features, such as potent regulation by cellular effectors (3-phosphoglycerate and Pi), an unusual two subunit-types structure, tissue-specific and developmentally-regulated expression, and presence of the AGP-deficient mutants, make it an attractive, but complex, target for biotechnological manipulations. Some strategies for future research on AGP are discussed.
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Sundsfjord A, Johansen T, Flaegstad T, Moens U, Villand P, Subramani S, Traavik T. At least two types of control regions can be found among naturally occurring BK virus strains. J Virol 1990; 64:3864-71. [PMID: 2164600 PMCID: PMC249682 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.8.3864-3871.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The various strains of BK virus (BKV) exhibit a remarkable degree of heterogeneity in the transcriptional control region, which may affect the biological characteristics of a BKV strain. We describe the detection and sequencing of BKV control regions directly from urine samples and after propagation in cell culture. A BKV strain [BKV (TU)] with a control region anatomy not described earlier, as well as a BKV (WW)-like strain [BKV (WWT)], was detected in urine samples by direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction products. Urine inocula containing BKV (WWT) yielded BKV (TU) upon one passage in cell culture, while BKV (TU) did not change its control region during propagation in cell culture. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the transcriptional control regions revealed a partial deletion and duplication in BKV (TU) compared with BKV (WWT). In addition, the control region of BKV (TU) contains two point mutations relative to BKV (WWT). This indicates that both virus strains were probably present in the BKV (WWT)-dominated urine inocula, rather than that BKV (WWT) genomes were rearranged into BKV (TU) genomes during cell propagation. The heterogeneity of the control region of BKV strains is discussed in relation to both confirmed and putative transcription factor-binding sites.
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- A Sundsfjord
- Department of Virology, University of Tromsø, Norway
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Béraud C, Cruaud D, Garnier M, Villand P. [Gastroduodenal changes in portal hypertension in children]. J Radiol Electrol Med Nucl 1971; 52:145-8. [PMID: 5103681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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