Localization of the type I ribosome-inactivating protein, luffin, in adult and embryonic tissues of Luffa cylindrica L. Roem
1999
Di Cola, A. | Marcozzi, G. | Balestrini, R. | Spano, L.
The subcellular localization of the type I robosome-inactivating protein, luffin, has been investigated by means of immunofluorescence light microscopy. A different pattern of protein distribution has been observed in embryonic and somatic tissues. In mature seeds luffin is accumulated within protein bodies in the storage tissue; vacuolar compartmentation in cells of the cotyledonary leaves is maintained during germination of the seedlings. In adult tissues, such as mature leaves and stems, the targeting of the protein is different, since luffin is found in the extracellular spaces. This localization outside the plasma membrane has been confirmed by enzymatic activity determination on the intercellular fluid present in the apoplastic space. Results on luffin localization are discussed with respect to the putative function(s) of this enzyme.
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