SYNTHESIS AND LOCALIZATION OF SYMBIONIN, AND APHID ENDOSYMBIONT PROTEIN

被引:22
作者
FUKATSU, T [1 ]
ISHIKAWA, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO, FAC SCI, INST ZOOL, BUNKYO KU, TOKYO 113, JAPAN
关键词
PEA APHID; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; SYMBIONIN; GROEL; CHAPERONIN; MICROAUTORADIOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;
D O I
10.1016/0965-1748(92)90155-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In an effort to know the function of symbionin, and aphid endosymbiont-specific protein homologous to Escherichia coli GroEL protein, its synthesis and localization in the host insect were investigated. Microautoradiography of the tissue sections revealed that symbionin is synthesized and localized exclusively in the bacteriocyte. Immunohistochemistry with anti-symbionin antiserum suggested also that symbionin is present only in the bacteriocyte, especially concentrated in the endosymbiont. Immunohistochemistry of the semi-ultrathin tissue sections demonstrated that symbionin is localized in the endosymbiont and not detected in the cytoplasm of the bacteriocyte. These results indicated that symbionin is synthesized, localized, and functions in the endosymbiont, suggesting that it functions for the endosymbiont's own sake rather than for the host insect.
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