First published online September 26, 2002; 10.1105/tpc.003905
The Plant Cell, Vol. 14, 2591-2612,
October 2002, Copyright © 2002,
American Society of Plant Biologists
Maize Opaque Endosperm Mutations Create Extensive Changes in Patterns of Gene Expression
Brenda G. Huntera,
Mary K. Beattyb,
George W. Singletaryb,
Bruce R. Hamakerc,
Brian P. Dilkesa,
Brian A. Larkinsa and
Rudolf Jung1,b
a Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
b Pioneer Hi-Bred International, P.O. Box 1004, Johnston, Iowa 50131-1004
c Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail rudolf.jung{at}pioneer.com; fax 515-254-2619
Maize starchy endosperm mutants have kernel phenotypes that include a brittle texture, susceptibility to insect pests, and inferior functional characteristics of products made from their flour. At least 18 such mutants have been identified, but only in the cases of opaque2 (o2) and floury2 (fl2), which affect different aspects of storage protein synthesis, is the molecular basis of the mutation known. To better understand the relationship between the phenotypes of these mutants and their biochemical bases, we characterized the protein and amino acid composition, as well as the mRNA transcript profiles, of nearly isogenic inbred lines of W64A o1, o2, o5, o9, o11, Mucuronate (Mc), Defective endosperm B30 (DeB30), and fl2. The largest reductions in zein protein synthesis occur in the W64A o2, DeB30, and fl2 mutants, which have  35 to 55% of the wild-type level of storage proteins. Zeins in W64A o5, o9, o11, and Mc are within 80 to 90% of the amount found in the wild type. Only in the cases of o5 and Mc were significant qualitative changes in zein synthesis observed. The pattern of gene expression in normal and mutant genotypes was assayed by profiling endosperm mRNA transcripts at 18 days after pollination with an Affymetrix GeneChip containing >1400 selected maize gene sequences. Compared with W64A sugary1, a mutant defective in starch synthesis, alterations in the gene expression patterns of the opaque mutants are very pleiotropic. Increased expression of genes associated with physiological stress, and the unfolded protein response, are common features of the opaque mutants. Based on global patterns of gene expression, these mutants were categorized in four phenotypic groups as follows: W64A+ and o1; o2; o5/o9/o11; and Mc and fl2.
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