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ArticlePlant physiology1999

Characterization and immunolocalization of a cytosolic calcium-binding protein from Brassica napus and Arabidopsis pollen.

K Rozwadowski, R Zhao, L Jackman, T Huebert, W E Burkhart, S M Hemmingsen, J Greenwood, S J Rothstein

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Article in Plant physiology, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

K RozwadowskiDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. rozwadowskik@em.agr.ca
R Zhao
L Jackman
T Huebert
W E Burkhart
S M Hemmingsen
J Greenwood
S J Rothstein
University of Guelph · CAPlant Biotechnology Institute · CAResearch Triangle Park Foundation · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two low-molecular-weight proteins have been purified from Brassica napus pollen and a gene corresponding to one of them has been isolated. The gene encodes an 8.6-kD protein with two EF-hand calcium-binding motifs and is a member of a small gene family in B. napus. The protein is part of a family of pollen allergens recently identified in several evolutionarily distant dicot and monocot plants. Homologs have been detected in Arabidopsis, from which one gene has been cloned in this study, and in snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus), but not in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). Expression of the gene in B. napus was limited to male tissues and occurred during the pollen-maturation phase of anther development. Both the B. napus and Arabidopsis proteins interact with calcium, and the potential for a calcium-dependent conformational change was demonstrated. Given this affinity for calcium, the cloned genes were termed BPC1 and APC1 (B. napus and Arabidopsis pollen calcium-binding protein 1, respectively). Immunolocalization studies demonstrated that BPC1 is found in the cytosol of mature pollen. However, upon pollen hydration and germination, there is some apparent leakage of the protein to the pollen wall. BPC1 is also concentrated on or near the surface of the elongating pollen tube. The essential nature of calcium in pollen physiology, combined with the properties of BPC1 and its high evolutionary conservation suggests that this protein plays an important role in pollination by functioning as a calcium-sensitive signal molecule.

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Arabidopsis ProteinsAllergensAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArabidopsisBrassicaCalcium-Binding ProteinsCloning, MolecularCytosolGenes, PlantImmunoenzyme TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataPlant ProteinsPollenAllergensAPC1 protein, ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBPC1 protein, Brassica napusCalcium-Binding ProteinsPlant ProteinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID10398714
PMCPMC59317
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