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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2014.24.10.1055

Metabolic Gene Expression in Lipid Metabolism during Cotyledon Development in Cucumbers and the Possibility of a Secondary Transport Route of Acetyl Units  

Cha, Hyeon Jeong (Department of Science Education, Graduate School, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Dae-Jae (Department of Biology Education, College of Education, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.24, no.10, 2014 , pp. 1055-1062 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the expression of cucumber genes involved in lipid mobilization and metabolism during cotyledon development to compare gene activity and to study the direction of carbon (acetyl unit) transport between glyoxysomes and mitochondria. The core metabolic pathway involving 10 genes was examined in four intracellular compartments: glyoxysomes (peroxisomes), mitochondria, chloroplasts, and cytosol. Additionally, we tested the early germination response of dark-grown seedlings and the immediate light response for a further 3 days. According to the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), 3-L-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase 2 (Thio2), isocitrate lyase (ICL), and malate synthase (MS), the genes involved in storage lipid mobilization showed a similar and consistent pattern of gene expression in seedling development. Furthermore, coordinate expression of the A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (BOU) gene with ICL and MS during seedling emergence pointed to a possible secondary route of acetyl unit (acetyl-CoA) transport between peroxisomes and mitochondria in cucumber. The expression of the BOU gene was light dependent, as shown by BOU activity in Arabidopsis, suggesting that the dark condition also results in weak membrane biogenesis. In addition, several genes were active throughout the development of the green cotyledon, even during senescence. In conclusion, this study summarizes oil-seed germination and gene expression during cucumber cotyledon development and proposes an additional route for acetyl unit transport.
Keywords
BOU; cucumber cotyledon; gene expression; germination; lipid;
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