Umemoto N, Kakitani M, Iwamatsu A, Yoshikawa M, Yamaoka N, Ishida I
Central Laboratories for Key Technology, Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Feb 4;94(3):1029-34. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.3.1029.
beta-Glucan elicitor (GE), released from the cell wall of the phytopathogenic fungus Phytophthora megasperma by soybean glucanases, causes defense reactions in soybean. A GE-binding protein (GEBP) was purified from the membrane fraction of soybean root cells, and its cDNA was isolated. Expression of the cDNA clone in tobacco suspension cultured cells and in Escherichia coli conferred GE-binding activity to both. An antibody against the recombinant protein was found to inhibit the GE binding with the soybean cotyledon membrane fraction as well as the resulting accumulation of phytoalexin. Immunolocalization assays indicated that the GEBPs are located in the plasma membrane of root cells. These results suggest that the cDNA encodes a GE receptor and may mediate the signaling of the elicitor.
由大豆葡聚糖酶从致病疫霉细胞壁释放的β-葡聚糖激发子(GE)可引发大豆的防御反应。从大豆根细胞的膜组分中纯化出一种GE结合蛋白(GEBP),并分离出其cDNA。该cDNA克隆在烟草悬浮培养细胞和大肠杆菌中的表达均赋予了两者GE结合活性。发现针对重组蛋白的抗体可抑制GE与大豆子叶膜组分的结合以及由此导致的植保素积累。免疫定位分析表明,GEBPs位于根细胞的质膜中。这些结果表明,该cDNA编码一种GE受体,并可能介导激发子的信号传导。