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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 109, Issue 1 141-152, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Plant Biologists

BIOCHEMISTRY AND ENZYMOLOGY

Cell-Free Synthesis of Pectin (Identification and Partial Characterization of Polygalacturonate 4-[alpha]-Galacturonosyltransferase and Its Products from Membrane Preparations of Tobacco Cell-Suspension Cultures)

R. L. Doong, K. Liljebjelke, G. Fralish, A. Kumar and D. Mohnen
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 220 Riverbend Road, Athens, Georgia 30602-4712

Polygalacturonate 4-[alpha]-galacturonosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.43) activity has been identified in microsomal membranes isolated from tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv Samsun) cell-suspension cultures. Incubation of UDP-[14C]galacturonic acid with tobacco membranes results in a time-dependent incorporation of [14C]galacturonic acid into a chloroform-methanol-precipitable and 65% ethanol-insoluble product. The optimal synthesis of product occurs at a pH of 7.8, 25 to 30[deg]C, an apparent Km for UDP-D-galacturonic acid of approximately 8.9 [mu]M, and a Vmax of approximately 150 pmol min-1 mg-1 protein. The product was characterized by scintillation counting, thin-layer chromatography, high-performance anion-exchange chromatography, and gel-filtration chromatography in combination with enzymatic and chemical treatments. The intact product has a molecular mass of approximately 105,000 D based on dextran molecular standards. The product was treated with base to hydrolyze ester linkages (e.g. methyl esters), digested with a homogeneous endopolygalacturonase (EPGase), or base and EPGase treated. Base and EPGase treatment results in cleavage of 34 to 89% of 14C-labeled product into components that co-chromatograph with mono-, di-, and trigalacturonic acid, indicating that a large portion of product contains contiguous 1,4-linked [alpha]-D-galactosyluronic acid residues. Optimal EPGase fragmentation of the product requires base treatment prior to enzymatic digestion, suggesting that 45 to 67% of the galacturonic acid residues in the synthesized homogalacturonan are esterified. At least 40% of the base-sensitive linkages were shown to be methyl esters by comparing the sensitivity of base-treated and pectin methylesterase-treated products to fragmentation by EPGase.


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