Pi Destabilizes PT2 Protein in Vivo.
(A) Wild-type transgenic plants expressing 35S:PT2 in 1 mM CHX were treated with (+) or without (−) 3.5 mM Pi.
(B)
pho2 mutant plants expressing 35S:PT2 in 3.5 mM Pi and 1 mM CHX were treated with (+) or without (−) MG132.
(C) Wild-type transgenic plants expressing 35S:PT2 in 3.5 mM Pi and 1 mM CHX were treated with (+) or without (−) 50 μM MG132 (proteasome inhibitor). Plants were treated with 3.5 mM Pi and 1 mM CHX.
(D) Wild-type transgenic plants expressing 35S:PT2 in 3.5 mM Pi and 1 mM CHX were treated with or without 50 μM E64d (Cys protease inhibitor).
For (A) to (D), samples were taken at various time points, and PT2-HA protein levels were analyzed by protein gel blots using anti-HA antibody. Stained gel bands of the large subunit of Rubisco, rbcL, were used as a loading control.