Distribution and immunolocalization of stachyose synthase in Cucumis melo L.
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Indirect evidence for the site of stachyose biosynthesis has been provided by determining the occurrence and distribution of stachyose, raffinose and galactinol, the donor of the galactosyl moiety for stachyose synthesis, in Cucumis melo L. cv. Ranjadew. Studies of enzyme activities for the synthesis of these sugars and their distribution in different plant organs and isolates has led to the conclusion that stachyose is synthesized mainly in mature leaves and seeds. Nevertheless, stachyose-synthase activity varied with leaf age, the developmental stage of a plant, the growing season and the plant cultivar used. No stachyose or stachyose-synthase activity could be detected in isolated mesophyll protoplasts and chloroplasts, whereas both were found in a minor-vein-enriched fraction isolated from mature leaves. The conclusion that stachyose biosynthesis is associated with minor veins was confirmed by immunolocalization of the enzyme. Positive specific immunoreactivity of stachyose synthase with polyclonal anti-stachyose-synthase antibodies, labeled with protein A-gold, was detected in intermediary cells of leaf minor veins. The implication of this local synthesis of the main transport sugar for phloem loading in mature leaves of Cucumis melo is discussed.
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