| Literature DB >> 16593998 |
A M Mehta1, R L Jordan, J D Anderson, A K Mattoo.
Abstract
1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase (EC 4.4.1.14) is a key enzyme regulating ethylene biosynthesis in higher plants. A monoclonal antibody (mAb T20C) that immunoprecipitates the ACC synthase activity from tomato pericarp tissue extracts revealed that mAb T20C immunodecorates an approximately 67-kDa polypeptide. On isoelectric focusing gels, ACC synthase activity in cell-free preparations was resolved into three distinct activity peaks with pI values 5.3, 7, and 9. mAb T20C specifically recognized the pI 7 form of the enzyme on electrophoretic transfer (Western) blots. When analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis under reducing conditions, the eluted pI 7 form was confirmed to migrate as a polypeptide of 67 kDa. The 67-kDa pI 7 isoform is a previously undescribed form of ACC synthase.Entities:
Year: 1988 PMID: 16593998 PMCID: PMC282596 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.23.8810
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205