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Sugar transport in isolated corn root protoplasts.

W Lin1, M R Schmitt, W D Hitz

  • 1Central Research and Development Department, Experimental Station, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware 19898.

Plant Physiology
|December 1, 1984
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Corn root protoplasts preferentially absorb glucose over sucrose, exhibiting distinct uptake kinetics and temperature sensitivities. This study clarifies sugar transport mechanisms in Zea mays L. roots.

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Area of Science:

  • Plant Physiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Understanding sugar uptake in plants is crucial for crop yield and nutrient allocation.
  • Corn (Zea mays L.) root protoplasts offer a model system to investigate monosaccharide and disaccharide transport.
  • Differential sugar transport mechanisms can impact plant growth and development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare the uptake kinetics of glucose and sucrose in isolated corn root protoplasts.
  • To determine the influence of external concentration, pH, and temperature on sugar transport.
  • To elucidate differences in sugar uptake between corn root and soybean cotyledon protoplasts.

Main Methods:

  • Isolation of protoplasts from corn (Zea mays L.) roots.

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  • Measurement of glucose and sucrose uptake rates under varying substrate concentrations, pH, and temperatures.
  • Kinetic analysis (Michaelis-Menten) to determine uptake parameters (K(m)).
  • Assessment of inhibitor effects on sugar transport.

    • Main Results:

    • Corn root protoplasts exhibited preferential uptake of glucose over sucrose and other hexoses.
    • Glucose uptake displayed biphasic kinetics (saturable and linear components, K(m) = 7 mM), while sucrose uptake was linear.
    • Glucose uptake showed a sharp temperature optimum at 42°C, whereas sucrose uptake was less temperature-sensitive, peaking above 50°C.

    Conclusions:

    • Distinct transport mechanisms govern glucose and sucrose uptake in corn root protoplasts.
    • Kinetic and thermal properties suggest specialized transporters for glucose in corn roots.
    • Observed differences highlight tissue-specific sugar transport strategies in plants.