A possible role of prolyl oligopeptidase during Linum usitatissimum (flax) seed development

Abstract

Involvement of prolyl oligopeptidases (POPs) in the control of several mammalian peptide hormone signalling pathways has been studied extensively in recent years. POPs are ubiquitous enzymes, but little attention has been paid to understanding their function in plants. Using a cDNA-AFLP approach, two flax (Linum usitatissimum) POP ESTs were identified as being specifically expressed in the early stages of flax seed development. This specific expression was confirmed using real time RT-PCR and in situ hybridisation approaches. Seed expression of Arabidopsis POP genes was measured and showed no specificity. Comparison between results obtained with flax and Arabidopsis is discussed in order to address a hypothetic function for POPs during seed formation. These results provide the first insights into POP gene expression and hypothetical function in plants.

Keywords

flax; hormone signalling; prolyl oligopeptidase; seed

Published in

Plant Biology
2008, volume: 10, number: 3, pages: 398-402
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING

SLU Authors

• Castelain, Mathieu

  • Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • University of Picardie Jules Verne

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00038.x

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/17641