First Author | Shoji Y | Year | 1999 |
Journal | Biochim Biophys Acta | Volume | 1426 |
Issue | 3 | Pages | 498-504 |
PubMed ID | 10076067 | Mgi Jnum | J:53770 |
Mgi Id | MGI:1333395 | Doi | 10.1016/s0304-4165(98)00172-x |
Citation | Shoji Y, et al. (1999) Cell adhesion activity for murine carcinoma cells of a wheat germ 55-kDa protein with binding affinity for animal extracellular matrix proteins. Biochim Biophys Acta 1426(3):498-504 |
abstractText | A wheat germ 55-kDa protein was isolated by affinity chromatography with Matrigel immobilized on agarose, followed by preparative gel electrophoresis. This Matrigel-binding protein designated as WG-55 had an amino-terminal amino acid sequence which is identical to that of a putative mature form of wheat storage protein Gbl 1. WG-55 reacted with concanavalin A, indicating its glycoprotein nature as expected from the amino acid sequence of Gbl 1. As expected, similarly, WG-55 exhibited RGD-dependent cell adhesion activity for murine carcinoma cells. These data suggest that WG-55 or mature Gbl 1 protein may play a role in plant cell adhesion. |