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Cyclophilins (Cyp) are ubiquitous proteins with peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase activity that catalyses rotation of X-Pro peptide bonds and facilitates the folding of proteins; these enzymes are believed to play a role in in vivo protein folding. During development of normal bean plants, Cyp transcripts are first detected three days after beginning of germination and are present in all plant tissues examined. In a general way, higher amounts of Cyp mRNAs are found in developing tissues. Cyp mRNA accumulates in alfalfa mosaic virus-infected bean leaves and after ethephon and salicylic acid treatments. In response to a localized chemical treatment Cyp mRNA accumulation is observed in the untreated parts of the plants; however these changes in mRNA levels are restricted to the aerial part of the plant. A comparative study of Cyp mRNA accumulation in bean and maize in response to various external stimuli shows striking differences in profiles between the two plants. For instance, in response to heat shock, maize Cyp mRNA significantly accumulates, whereas no remaining mRNA is observed a few hours after the beginning of the heat stress in bean. Differences in mRNA accumulation profiles are also observed upon salt stress which induces the response earlier in maize than in bean, whereas the opposite situation is observed when plants are cold-stressed. All these findings further suggest that cyclophilin might be a stress-related protein.
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Marivet, J., Margis-Pinheiro, M., Frendo, P. et al. Bean cyclophilin gene expression during plant development and stress conditions. Plant Mol Biol 26, 1181–1189 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00040698
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