Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Regular Papers
Characterization of Starch Synthase I and II Expressed in Early Developing Seeds of Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Takeshi SENOURANaoto ISONOMotoyo YOSHIKAWAAyako ASAOShigeki HAMADAKenji WATANABEHiroyuki ITOHirokazu MATSUI
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2004 Volume 68 Issue 9 Pages 1949-1960

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Plant starch synthase (SS) contributes to the elongation of glucan chains during starch biosynthesis and hence plays an essential role in determining the fine structure of amylopectin. To elucidate the role of SS activity in the formation of amylopectin in kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), a study was undertaken to isolate cDNA clones for SS and to characterize the enzymatic properties of the coded recombinant enzymes. Two SS cDNAs, designated pvss1 and pvss21, which were isolated from early developing seeds, encoded SSI and SSII (designated PvSSI and PvSSII-1) that displayed significant identity (more than 65%) with other SSI and SSII members, respectively. RNA gel blot analysis indicated that both transcripts accumulate in leaves and developing seeds at the early stage. Immunoblot analysis with antisera raised against both recombinant proteins (rPvSSI and rPvSSII-1) showed that the accumulation of both proteins parallels the gene expression profiles, although both were detectable only in starch-granule fractions. Recombinant enzymes expressed by Escherichia coli cells showed distinct chain-length specificities for the extension of glucan chains. Our results suggest that these SS isozymes for synthesis of transitory starch are also responsible for synthesis of storage starch in early developing seeds of kidney bean.

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