Serial Analysis of Zein by Isoelectric Focusing and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Gel Electrophoresis 1

AUTOR(ES)

Wilson, Curtis M.

RESUMO

Zein, the major storage protein of maize (Zea mays L.) endosperm, was extracted from a number of inbreds with alcohol plus a reducing agent. Isoelectric focusing (IEF) separated total zeins into 41 components, while sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) separated total zeins into about 15 components. Each procedure gave characteristic patterns of zein bands for a number of maize inbreds. IEF and SDS-PAGE were used serially so that each band separated by IEF could be assayed as an individual SDS-PAGE sample. Some IEF bands revealed only a single band after SDS-PAGE, while others revealed two or more bands. A nomenclature system is presented which integrates the two separation systems with information about chromosome locations of zein genes, maize mutations which affect zein synthesis, and inbred sources for different zeins. SDS-PAGE of zein gives apparent molecular masses which vary widely according to the standards used and the properties of the gels, therefore an artificial nomenclature for identifying zein bands after SDS-PAGE is presented. The new nomenclature provides a flexible system which is useful and can be conveniently used in different laboratories.

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