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ArticleBMC plant biology2008

Metabolic pathways of the wheat (Triticum aestivum) endosperm amyloplast revealed by proteomics.

Frances M Dupont

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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Frances M DupontWestern Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710K, USA. frances.dupont@ars.usda.gov
Western Regional Research Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBy definition, amyloplasts are plastids specialized for starch production. However, a proteomic study of amyloplasts isolated from wheat (Triticum aestivum Butte 86) endosperm at 10 days after anthesis (DPA) detected enzymes from many other metabolic and biosynthetic pathways. To better understand the role of amyloplasts in food production, the data from that study were evaluated in detail and an amyloplast metabolic map was outlined.

resultsAnalysis of 288 proteins detected in an amyloplast preparation predicted that 178 were amyloplast proteins. Criteria included homology with known plastid proteins, prediction of a plastid transit peptide for the wheat gene product or a close homolog, known plastid location of the pathway, and predicted plastid location for other members of the same pathway. Of these, 135 enzymes were arranged into 18 pathways for carbohydrate, lipid, amino acid, nucleic acid and other biosynthetic processes that are critical for grain-fill. Functions of the other proteins are also discussed.

conclusionThe pathways outlined in this paper suggest that amyloplasts play a central role in endosperm metabolism. The interacting effects of genetics and environment on starch and protein production may be mediated in part by regulatory mechanisms within this organelle.

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Metabolic Networks and PathwaysProteomicsAmino AcidsBiological TransportCarbohydrate MetabolismFatty AcidsMitochondrial ProteinsNucleic AcidsOxidation-ReductionPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsPlastidsPorphyrinsProtein BiosynthesisSeedsAmino AcidsFatty AcidsMitochondrial ProteinsNucleic AcidsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPhotosystem I Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsPorphyrinsVitamins

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