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Déterminisme génétique de la plasticité de la composition protéique des graines de légumineuses vis-à-vis de l'environnement : rôle du métabolisme du…
2021
The renewed interest in plant proteins has stimulated research aimed at developing markers to aid in the selection of legume varieties better adapted to nutritional needs. Among the traits to be improved and stabilized is the amino acid balance of seeds, the essential amino acids methionine and tryptophan being particularly under-represented in legume seeds. This thesis focuses on seed protein composition, which is a major determinant of the seed amino acid balance. The objective was to explore the genetic and environmental variability in this trait and to identify genes potentially involved in its plasticity when subjected to environmental stresses. In the first part of the thesis, the pro…
New approach to quantify in situ storage protein bodies in M. truncatula immature seeds
2013
Grain legumes play a worldwide role as a source of plant proteins for feed and food. During seed mid-maturation (16-20 DAP), a semi-quantitative analysis of vicilin (globulin7S) accumulation was assessed in the model legume M.truncatula. The populations of vicilincontaining protein bodies are distinguished by their number and size which allowed proposing a model of their biogenesis. Two distributions were detected, enabling a separation of their processing at early and mid maturation stages. The largest protein bodies corresponding to mature vicilin aggregations which have probably reached their final size were shown to be formed by the fusion of the small bodies. This approach using a comb…