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Genetic and biochemical characterization of novel low molecular weight glutenin subunits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

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Title Genetic and biochemical characterization of novel low molecular weight glutenin subunits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
 
Creator Sreeramulu, G.
Singh, N. K.
 
Subject 03 Proteins
04 Wheat
 
Description Two novel low molecular weight subunits of glutenin with relative molecular mass (M(r) values) of 30 and 32 kDa were isolated from the seeds of hexaploid wheat and characterized at genetic and biochemical levels. Among 115 Indian bread wheat cultivars analysed, 40 had a narrow doublet of the new protein bands, 69 had a wide doublet, 3 had only the faster moving band of the doublet, and the remaining 3 cultivars had only the slower moving band. These subunits could be seen in the alkylated glutenin preparations only and the genes for the faster (designated Glu-D4) and slower (designated Glu-D5) moving protein bands of the doublet were located on chromosomes 1D and 7D, respectively. Amino acid composition of the two new subunits was quite different from those of the other well-characterized gluten proteins, as the new subunits have lower amounts of proline and relatively higher amounts of glycine, aspartic acid-asparagine, cysteine, and lysine. Polyclonal antibodies raised against these polypeptides cross-reacted strongly with the major low molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin (Glu-3 subunits), but did not cross-react with the high molecular weight glutenin subunits or monomeric gliadins. Furthermore, preliminary results on the N-terminal amino acid sequences of the new subunits show homology with the major low molecular weight glutenin subunits, suggesting an evolutionary link between the two.
 
Date 1997
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/2225/1/Genome%2C%2040%2041-48%20%281997%29.pdf
Sreeramulu, G. and Singh, N. K. (1997) Genetic and biochemical characterization of novel low molecular weight glutenin subunits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genome, 40 (1). pp. 41-8. ISSN 0831-2796