RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Elicitor-dependent expression of the ribosome-inactivating protein beetin is developmentally regulated A1 Iglesias Álvarez, María del Rosario A1 Pérez, Yolanda A1 Citores González, Lucía A1 Ferreras Rodríguez, José Miguel A1 Méndez, Enrique A1 Girbés Juan, Tomás K1 Beet K1 Remolacha K1 Hydrogen peroxide K1 Peróxido de hidrógeno K1 Ribosome-inactivating proteins K1 Proteínas inactivadoras de ribosomas K1 Salicylic acid K1 Acido salicílico AB BE27 and BE29 are two forms of beetin, a virus-inducible type 1 ribosome-inactivating protein isolated from leaves of Beta vulgaris L. Western blot analysis revealed the presence of beetin forms in adult plants but not in germ or young plants, indicating that the expression of these proteins is developmentally regulated. While beetins are expressed only in adult plants, their transcripts are present through all stages of development. In addition, the treatment of B. vulgaris leaves with mediators of plant-acquired resistance such as salicylic acid and hydrogen peroxide promoted the expression of beetin by induction of its transcript, but only in adult plants. The plant expresses three mRNAs which differ only in their 3′ untranslated region. All these observations suggest a dual regulation of beetin expression, i.e. at the post-transcriptional and transcriptional levels. Additionally, total RNA isolated from leaves treated with hydrogen peroxide, which express high levels of active beetin, is not de-adenylated by endogenous beetin, nor in vitro by the addition of BE27, thus suggesting that sugar beet ribosomes are resistant to beetin. PB Oxford University Press SN 0022-0957 YR 2008 FD 2008 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40997 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40997 LA eng NO Journal of Experimental Botany, 2008, vol. 59, n. 6. p. 1215-1223 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-nov-2024