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THE PLANT CELL, Vol 1, Issue 5 541-549, Copyright © 1989 by American Society of Plant Biologists

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Expression of Rice Lectin Is Governed by Two Temporally and Spatially Regulated mRNAs in Developing Embryos

T. A. Wilkins and N. V. Raikhel
Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1312

Two cDNA clones encoding rice lectin have been isolated and characterized to investigate the expression of rice lectin at the molecular and cellular levels. The two cDNA clones code for an identical 23-kilodalton protein which is processed to the mature polypeptide of 18 kilodaltons by co-translational cleavage of a 2.6-kilodalton signal sequence and selective removal of a 2.7-kilodalton COOH-terminal peptide which contains a potential N-linked glycosylation site. In addition, the mature 18-kilodalton lectin is post-translationally cleaved between residues 94 and 95 to yield polypeptides of 10 kilodaltons and 8 kilodaltons, corresponding to the NH2- and COOH-terminal portions of the mature subunit, respectively. RNA gel blot analysis established that rice lectin is encoded by two mRNA transcripts (0.9 kilobase and 1.1 kilobase). On DNA gel blots, the rice lectin cDNAs hybridize specifically to a single restriction fragment. In situ hybridization showed localization of the 1.1-kilobase rice lectin mRNA in root caps and specific cell layers of the radicle, coleorhiza, scutellum, and coleoptile. RNA gel blot analysis demonstrated that both the 0.9-kilobase and 1.1-kilobase mRNAs are present in developing rice embryos. The two lectin mRNAs are differentially expressed temporally such that the 1.1-kilobase lectin mRNA accumulates to levels twofold higher than the 0.9-kilobase mRNA.


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