
Recently we have studied the secretion pattern of a pectin methylesterase inhibitor protein (PMEI1) and a polygalacturonase inhibitor protein (PGIP2) in tobacco protoplast using the protein fusions, secGFP-PMEI1 and PGIP2-GFP. Both chimeras reach the cell wall by passing through the endomembrane system but using distinct mechanisms and through a pathway distinguishable from the default sorting of a secreted GFP. After reaching the apoplast, sec-GFP-PMEI1 is stably accumulated in the cell wall, while PGIP2-GFP undergoes endocytic trafficking. Here we describe the final localization of PGIP2-GFP in the vacuole, evidenced by co-localization with the marker Aleu-RFP, and show a graphic elaboration of its sorting pattern. A working model taking into consideration the presence of a regulated apoplast-targeted secretion pathway is proposed.
Nicotiana, Protein Transport, Cell Wall, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pmei; pgip2; pmei1; protein secretion; cell wall proteins; endocytosis; cell wall trafficking; gpi-anchor; vacuole fluorescent marker; pgip; secretion pathway, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Plants, Genetically Modified, Models, Biological, Plant Proteins
Nicotiana, Protein Transport, Cell Wall, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pmei; pgip2; pmei1; protein secretion; cell wall proteins; endocytosis; cell wall trafficking; gpi-anchor; vacuole fluorescent marker; pgip; secretion pathway, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Plants, Genetically Modified, Models, Biological, Plant Proteins
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