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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY , Vol 114, Issue 1 29-37, Copyright © 1997 by American Society of Plant Biologists

GENE REGULATION AND MOLECULAR GENETICS

Abundant Accumulation of the Calcium-Binding Molecular Chaperone Calreticulin in Specific Floral Tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana

D. E. Nelson, B. Glaunsinger and H. J. Bohnert
Department of Biochemistry (D.E.N., B.G., H.J.B.), and Departments of Plant Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology (H.J.B.), University of Arizona, Biosciences West, Tucson, Arizona 85721

Calreticulin (CRT) is a calcium-binding protein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with an established role as a molecular chaperone. An additional function in signal transduction, specifically in calcium distribution, is suggested but not proven. We have analyzed the expression pattern of Arabidopsis thaliana CRTs for a comparison with these proposed roles. Three CRT genes were expressed, with identities of the encoded proteins ranging from 54 to 86%. Protein motifs with established functions found in CRTs of other species were conserved. CRT was found in all of the cells in low amounts, whereas three distinct floral tissues showed abundant expression: secreting nectaries, ovules early in development, and a set of subepidermal cells near the abaxial surface of the anther. Localization in the developing endosperm, which is characterized by high protein synthesis rates, can be reconciled with a specific chaperone function. Equally, nectar production and secretion, a developmental stage marked by abundant ER, may require abundant CRT to accommodate the traffic of secretory proteins through the ER. Localization of CRT in the anthers, which are degenerating at the time of maximum expression of CRT, cannot easily be reconciled with a chaperone function but may indicate a role for CRT in anther maturation or dehiscence.


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