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. 1990 Feb;92(2):395–400. doi: 10.1104/pp.92.2.395

Immunological Characterization of in Vitro Forms of Homoserine Dehydrogenase from Carrot Suspension Cultures 1

Frank J Turano 1,2, Ramon L Jordan 1,2, Benjamin F Matthews 1,2
PMCID: PMC1062304  PMID: 16667288

Abstract

Multiple forms of homoserine dehydrogenase (HSDH) from carrot (Daucus carota L.) have been identified. One form of HSDH (T-form) has a relative molecular weight of 240,000 and is strongly inhibited by threonine. Another form (K-form) has a relative molecular weight of 180,000 and is insensitive to inhibition by threonine. The interconversion of these two forms is dependent upon the presence or absence of threonine and potassium. Polyacrylamide electrophoretic gels stained for HSDH activity and protein, paralleled with Western blot analysis, verified the interconversion of the T- and K-forms in 5 millimolar threonine and 100 millimolar potassium, respectively. Carrot HSDH also aggregates to form higher molecular weight complexes of 240,000 up to 720,000 Mr. Polyclonal antibody from mouse was raised against the T-form (240,000 Mr) of carrot HSDH. Specificity of the mouse antisera to carrot HSDH was verified by immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis. The T-form, K-form, and all of the higher molecular aggregates of carrot HSDH cross-reacted with the anti-HSDH antiserum. The antiserum also cross-reacted with soybean HSDH, but did not cross-react with either of the two HSDH forms found in Escherichia coli. A model for the in vivo regulation of threonine biosynthesis in the chloroplast is presented. The model is based on the interconversion of the HSDH forms by potassium and threonine.

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