Table 1.
Group 1 LEA proteins in A. franciscana
| LEA proteina | Repeatsb | NCBIc | Size, massd | Expression/functione | Ref.f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfrLEA1-1mg, Mit | 8 | ACX81198, GQ406334 | 217 aa, 21 kDa |
[1] | |
| AfrLEA1-1g
(LEA-1a), Cyt |
8 | ABR67402, EF656614 | 182 aa, 21 kDa |
↑ in diapause (mRNA and protein) ↓ protein aggregation |
[1,2] |
| AfrLEA1-2 (LEA-1b), Cyt/mit | 7 | 150 aa, 19 kDa |
↑ in diapause (protein) | [1,3] | |
| AfrLEA1-3 (LEA-1c), Cyt | 6 | ADE45145, GU568033 | 142 aa, 15.5 kDa |
↑ in diapause (protein) | [1] |
| AfrLEA1-4 (LEA-1d) | 5 | ADE45146, GU568034 | 122 aa, 13 kDa |
↑ in diapause (protein) | [1] |
| AfrLEA1-5 | 4 | ABX89317, ES500255 | 102 aa, 10 kDa |
↑ in diapause (mRNA) | [1,3] |
| AfrLEA1-6 (LEA-1 g) |
2 | ADE45147, GU568035 | 62 aa, 5 kDa |
[1] |
aNomenclature based on Wu et al. 2011. The nomenclature used by authors who originally characterized the proteins is in parentheses. Cell location, cyt cytosol; mit mitochondria
bRepeats of the conserved 20 amino acid motif characteristic of group 1 LEA proteins
cNCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information) accession numbers
d aa amino acid
e ↑ increased abundance, ↓, decreased abundance
fReferences: [1] Warner et al. 2010, [2] Sharon et al. 2009, [3] Wu et al. 2011
gBoth sequences are highly similar and differ almost exclusively in the presence (ACX81198)/absence (ABR67402) of a mitochondrial localization sequence