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Induction and Accumulation of Major Tuber Proteins of Potato in Stems and Petioles ¹

Department of Horticulture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

A family of immunologically identical glycoproteins with apparent molecular weights of approximately 40,000 are among the major tuber proteins of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). These proteins, as purified by ion-exchange and affinity chromatography, have been given the trivial name `patatin.' To determine if patatin can be used as a biochemical marker to study the process of tuberization, its amount was measured in a variety of tissues by rocket immunoelectrophoresis and by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Patatin comprises 40 to 45% of the soluble protein in tubers regardless of whether they are formed on underground stolons or from axillary buds of stem cuttings. Under normal conditions, patatin is present in only trace amounts, if at all, in leaves, stems, or roots of plants which are either actively forming tubers or which have been grown under long days to prevent tuberization. However, if tubers and axillary buds are removed, patatin can accumulate in stems and petioles. This accumulation occurred without any obvious tuber-like swelling and would occur even under long days. In all tissues containing large amounts of patatin, the other tuber proteins were also found as well as large amounts of starch.

¹ Supported by funds from the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station and by Grant 59-2182-1-1-615-0 from the United States Department of Agriculture. E. P. was supported by Empresa Brasileira de Perquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA), Brasil. Journal paper number 9142 of the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station.

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