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The proteins of soybean roots undergoing anaerobiosis can be grouped into three classes. Class 1 proteins are induced severalfold and at least 28 of these were identified byin vivo labeling. These proteins include the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), fructose aldolase, pyruvate decarboxylase, phosphoglucomutase, and lactate dehydrogenase. Class 2 proteins include such enzymes as glucose phosphate isomerase, sucrase, and malate dehydrogenase; their specific activity remains constant in aerobiosis or anaerobiosis. The third class of proteins includes those enzymes such as peroxidase whose activity decreases more than 90% after just 1 day in anaerobiosis. Immunoblotting coupled with two-dimensional chromatography ofin vitro translated plant extracts demonstrated that ADH level during anaerobiosis is controlled by its mRNA concentration. Little or no mRNA for ADH was detected in aerobically grown roots. This suggests that the increased level of ADH activity is due to de novo synthesis of the mRNA rather than activation of a sequestered mRNA or superactivation of the protein.
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Tihanyi, K., Fontanell, A. & Thirion, JP. Gene regulation during anaerobiosis in soya roots. Biochem Genet 27, 719–730 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00553992
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