[Localization of protein synthesis during development of the lamellar system of greening etioplasts].

Abstract

The stromata of etioplasts, greening etioplasts, and chloroplasts contain proteins which crossreact with proteins of the lamellar system of chloroplasts. It is shown that at least one cross-reacting protein is a water-soluble precursor of the lamellar system. The water-insoluble fractions of the plastids were dissolved in buffer containing Na-benzene-dodecylsulfonate and analyzed by gel electrophoresis. The disc electrophoresis patterns of the prolamellar bodies of etioplasts showed 8 protein-containing bands of which 7 were also present in the preparations from greening etioplasts. The latter also yielded 5 new protein-containing bands. The lamellar system of chloroplasts showed only 8 bands which were identical with those of greening etioplasts, but it had only 3 bands in common with the prolamellar bodies of the etioplasts. Two of these proteins may be identical with antigens cross-reacting with stroma proteins.