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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
Carrot cell cultures were used to study the dynamics of calmodulin protein levels, calmodulin methylation, and calmodulin-binding proteins during plant growth and development. Comparisons of proliferating and nonproliferating wild carrot cells show that, while calmodulin protein levels does not vary significantly, substantial variation in post-translational methylation of calmodulin on lysine-115 is observed. Calmodulin methylation is low during the lag and early exponential stages, but increases substantially as exponential growth proceeds and becomes maximal in the postexponential phase. Unmethylated calmodulin quickly reappears within 12 h of reinoculation of cells into fresh media, suggesting that the process is regulated according to the cell growth state. Calmodulin and calmodulin-binding proteins were also analyzed during the formation and germination of domestic carrot embryos in culture. Neither calmodulin methylation nor calmodulin protein levels varied significantly during somatic embryogenesis. However, upon germination of embryos, the level of calmodulin protein doubled. By calmodulin overlay analysis, we have detected a major 54,000 M(r) calmodulin-binding protein that also increased during embryo germination. This protein was purified from carrot embryo extracts by calmodulin-Sepharose chromatography. Overall, the data suggest that calmodulin methylation is regulated depending upon the state of cell growth and that calmodulin and its target proteins are modulated during early plant development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
297
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
28-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of calmodulin levels, calmodulin methylation, and calmodulin binding proteins during carrot cell growth and embryogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Legume Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.