Accumulation of storage proteins in plant seeds is mediated by amyloid formation
K. S. Antonets, M. V. Belousov, A. I. Sulatskaya, M. E. Belousova, A. O. Kosolapova, M. I. Sulatsky, E. A. Andreeva, P. A. Zykin, Y. V. Malovichko, O. Y. Shtark, A. N. Lykholay, K. V. Volkov, I. M. Kuznetsova, K. K. Turoverov, E. Y. Kochetkova, , A. A. Nizhnikov
The paper demonstrates that Vicilin, a storage protein in garden pea seeds, forms amyloids in vivo and in vitro, contributing to seed protein accumulation and resisting digestion.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2019Biochemistry