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An Immunological Investigation for the Presence of Lunasin, a Chemopreventive Soybean Peptide, in the Seeds of Diverse Plants Alaa A. Alaswad, and Hari B. Krishnan J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00445 • Publication Date (Web): 25 Mar 2016 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on March 28, 2016
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An Immunological Investigation for the Presence of Lunasin, a Chemopreventive Soybean
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Peptide, in the Seeds of Diverse Plants
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Alaa A. Alaswad,§,# Hari B. Krishnan§,‡, ⃰
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Plant Science Division, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
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King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Genetics Research Unit, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Columbia, MO 65211
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*Corresponding author’s address:
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Dr. Hari B. Krishnan
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Plant Genetics Research Unit
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USDA-ARS, 108 Curtis Hall
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University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
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ABSTRACT: Lunasin, a 44-amino acid soybean bioactive peptide, exhibits anti-cancer and anti-
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inflammatory properties. All soybean varieties that have been examined contain lunasin. It has
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also been reported in a few other plant species including Amaranth, black nightshade, wheat,
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barley, rye and triticale. Interestingly, detailed searches of transcriptome and DNA sequence
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databases of cereals failed to identify lunasin-coding sequences raising questions about the
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authenticity of lunasin in cereals. In order to clarify the presence or absence of lunasin in cereals
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and other plant species, an immunological investigation was conducted utilizing polyclonal
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antibodies
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(SKWQHQQDSCRKQLQGVNLT)
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(CEKHIMEKIQGRGDD) of lunasin. Protein blot analyses revealed the presence of proteins
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from several plants that reacted against the lunasin N-terminal peptide antibodies. However, the
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same proteins failed to react against the lunasin C-terminal peptide antibodies. Our results
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demonstrate that peptides identical to soybean lunasin are absent in seeds of diverse plants
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examined in our study.
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KEYWORDS: cereal, legume, lunasin, soybean
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INTRODUCTION
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Soybean is one of the most important field crops in the USA along with maize and wheat.
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Though soybean was initially cultivated as a forage crop in the USA, during the last century it
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has become an important source of vegetable oil and a dominant protein source for humans and
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animals throughout the world. Soybean meal is a widely available, cost-effective source of
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quality protein. Soybean proteins provide adequate amounts of all essential amino acids with the
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exception of methionine. Research conducted during the last few decades has established that
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certain compounds in soybean seeds can positively influence human health.1 It is now
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established that regular consumption of soybean could lower the risk of breast, colon and
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prostate cancer.2 Due to the health-promoting effects of soy, the Food and Drug Administration
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(FDA) in 1999 approved a health claim stating that consumption of 25 grams of soy protein per
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day may reduce the risk of heart disease. Additionally, it has been shown that soybeans can
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significantly lower cholesterol and triglycerides.3,4 Consequently, the intake of soybeans in the
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Western countries has steadily increased among health conscious consumers.
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Soybean contains several phytochemicals and bioactive peptides that have been demonstrated
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to have a positive effect on human health.5 Prominent among them is a 44 amino acid bioactive
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peptide called lunasin.6,7 In 1987, Odani and associates purified this peptide and elucidated its
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amino acid sequence (Ser-Lys-Trp-Gln-His-Gln-Gln-Asp-Ser-Cys-Arg-Lys-Gln-Leu-Gln-Gly-
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Val-Asn-Leu-Thr-Pro-Cys-Glu-Lys-His-Ile-Met-Glu-Lys-Ile-Gln-Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Asp-Asp-
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Asp-Asp-Asp-Asp-Asp-Asp).6 On account of an unusually high amount of aspartic acid residues
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the researchers named it as a soybean aspartic acid-rich peptide. They also highlighted the
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presence of the putative cell attachment sequence Arg-Gly-Asp in this peptide. Nearly a decade
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later de Lumen and associates cloned Gm2S-1, a gene encoding a methionine-rich protein.7 This
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2S albumin is synthesized as a precursor protein and contains a signal peptide, a methionine-rich
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larger subunit, an aspartic acid rich small subunit corresponding to lunasin, and a linker peptide.
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Subsequently, it was demonstrated that lunasin could arrest cell division of mammalian cells by
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preferential binding of the poly-D carboxyl end of lunasin to highly basic histones.8-10 The RGD
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cell attachment motif was reported to facilitate tumor cell attachment to the extracellular
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matrix.11 Research has now demonstrated that lunasin can regulate cholesterol levels and
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possesses antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and anticancerous properties. 12-15
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All soybean varieties that have been examined contain lunasin and its concentration in the
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seed can be influenced by environmental factors.16 A screen of 144 soybean accessions by
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enzyme linked immunosorbent assay revealed the concentration of lunasin can range from 0.1 g
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to 1.3 g/100g of flour.17 Subsequent studies have shown that this bioactive peptide also occurs in
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several other plants. In the last few years lunasin has been reported in barley, wheat, rye, oat,
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triticale, Solanum nigrum and Amaranthus hypochondriacus.18-26 Interestingly, like soybean,
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lunasin from these diverse plant species was also found to function as a cancer-chemopreventive
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peptide. The occurrence of lunasin in such diverse plants suggests that this peptide has been
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evolutionarily conserved, perhaps due to an essential function in plants. However, recent studies
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have questioned the origin of lunasin in cereals.27,28 Interestingly, lunasin encoding sequences
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were not found in extensive searches of trancriptome and DNA sequence database of wheat and
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other cereals.27 Additionally, investigation based on chemical (LC-ESI-MS) and molecular
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analyses also failed to detect the lunasin peptide or lunasin-related sequences in wheat samples.28
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Thus, the reported occurrence of lunasin in cereals and other plant species remain inconclusive.
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To clarify this issue we have carried out an immunological investigation to confirm the presence
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or absence of lunasin in cereals and other plant species by utilizing polyclonal antibodies specific
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the first 20 amino acid N-terminal peptide (SKWQHQQDSCRKQLQGVNLT) and a 15 amino
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acid C-terminal peptide (CEKHIMEKIQGRGDD) of lunasin. The results of our study
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demonstrate that lunasin is not present in cereals and seeds of several other plant species
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investigated in this study.
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MATERIAL AND METHODS
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Reagents.
Acrylamide,
bis-acrylamide,
ammonium
persulfate,
N,N,N′,N′-
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Tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED), Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250 and Goat anti-rabbit
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IgG-horseradish peroxidase (HRP) conjugate were obtained from BioRad Laboratories, Inc.
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(Hercules, CA, USA). β-mercaptoethanol was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO,
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USA). Super Signal West Pico Kit was obtained from Pierce Biotechnology, Rockford, IL.
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Seed material. Seeds of the Avena, Hordeum, Triticum, and Triticosecale accessions were
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obtained from the National Small Grains Collection, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, Idaho. Seeds of
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Solanum nigrum and Solanum retroflexum were obtained from the Plant Genetic Resources
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Conservation Unit, USDA-ARS, Griffin, Georgia. Flax seeds were obtained from US National
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Plant Germplasm Systems (NPGS), Ames, Iowa. Seeds of most other plants (Table 1) were from
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our laboratory collections or purchased from a local grocery store.
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Lunasin Peptide. Soy lunasin was synthesized by United BioSystems Inc (Herndon, VA,
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USA). The lyophilized lunasin peptide was directly dissolved in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-
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sample buffer [60 mM Tris-HCl, pH 6.8, 2% SDS (w/v), 10% glycerol (v/v), and 5% 2-
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mercaptoethanol (v/v)] at a concentration of 0.1mg/ml and was used in western blot analysis as
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an internal control.
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Lunasin Peptide Antibodies. Peptides corresponding to the first 20 amino acid region of the
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N-terminal (SKWQHQQDSCRKQLQGVNLT) and a 15 amino acid region of the C-terminal
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(CEKHIMEKIQGRGDD) were synthesized and10 mg of each peptide was conjugated with 5 mg
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of KLH protein. Polyclonal antibodies to these peptides were raised in rabbits by Proteintech
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Group Inc. (Chicago, IL, USA). All applicable international, national, and institutional
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guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Rabbits received boost injections 28,
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42, 60 and 78 days after the initial antigen injection. After the final bleed the antiserum was
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purified by affinity chromatography. The affinity purified antibodies were stored in small
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aliquots at -80° C until used. The titer of the purified antibodies was evaluated by enzyme-linked
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immunosorbent assay (Supplemental Figure 1).
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Extraction of albumin and total protein from seeds. Dry seeds were ground to a fine
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powder utilizing a mortar and pestle. The albumin protein fraction was obtained from 100 mg of
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seed powder by extracting with 1 ml of 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 6.8, 1 mM EDTA and 0.1 mM
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phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. The extracted albumin fraction was recovered by precipitation
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with two volumes of acetone. Precipitated proteins were recovered by centrifugation and the
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resulting pellet was air dried, and resuspended in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-sample buffer.
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Total proteins were isolated from 20 mg (for legume seeds) or 40 mg (cereals and other seeds) of
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seed powder by extracting with 1 mL of sodium dodecyl sulfate SDS-sample buffer followed by
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boiling for 5 min. The samples were clarified by centrifugation and the clear supernatants were
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used as the source of total seed protein. Protein concentration was determined by the method of
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Bradford using BSA as a standard.
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SDS-PAGE Analysis. Albumin and total seed proteins were resolved with 15% gels run
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using a Hoeffer SE 250 Mini-Vertical electrophoresis apparatus (GE Healthcare). Prior to
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electrophoretic analysis, protein samples were heated in a boiling water bath for 3 minutes.
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Electrophoresis was conducted at 20 mA/gel until the tracking dye reached the bottom of the gel.
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Gels were removed from the cassette and separated proteins were visualized by staining the gels
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overnight with Coomassie Blue R-250. Gels were destained with 50% methanol and 10% acetic
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acid for 20 min followed by incubation with 10% acetic acid until the background was clear.
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Gels were scanned using an Epson V700 Perfection scanner (Long Beach, CA, USA) controlled
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through Adobe Photoshop.
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Western blot analysis. Total seed proteins or albumins were first resolved on a 15% SDS-
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PAGE gels as previously described.29 Resolved proteins were electrophoretically transferred to
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nitrocellulose membranes (Protran, Schleicher & Schuell Inc., Keene, NH). The effectiveness of
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the protein transfer was monitored by staining the nitrocellulose membrane with Ponceau S.
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Following this, the nitrocellulose membrane was incubated with 3% dry milk powder dissolved
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in Tris-buffered saline (TBS, pH 7.5) for 1 h at room temperature with gentle rocking. Western
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blot analyses were carried out under standard and non-stringent conditions. For standard
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conditions, the nitrocellulose membrane was incubated with either N-terminal or C-terminal
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Lunasin peptide antibodies that were diluted 1:20,000 in TBS containing 3% dry milk powder.
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Non-specific binding was eliminated by washing the membrane four times (10 min each wash)
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with TBS containing 0.05% Tween-20 (TBST). For non-stringent conditions, the nitrocellulose
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membrane was incubated with lunasin peptide antibodies that were diluted 1:5,000 in TBS
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containing 3% dry milk powder followed by washing the membrane four times (10 min each
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wash) with TBS containing 0.01% Tween-20. Bound antibodies were detected by incubating the
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nitrocellulose membrane with 1:20,000 (standard conditions) or 1:10,000 (non-stringent
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condition) dilution of goat anti-rabbit IgG-horseradish peroxidase conjugate antibody (Bio-Rad)
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for 1 h. Following this, the membrane was washed four times in TBST, as noted above.
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Immunoreactive polypeptides were visualized by incubation of the membrane with an enhanced
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chemiluminescent substrate (Super Signal West Pico Kit; Pierce Biotechnology, Rockford, IL).
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-
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TOF-MS). Protein bands reacting with soybean N-terminal lunasin antibody were excised from
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Coomasssie stained SDS-PAGE gels and extensively washed in distilled water. Coomassie stain
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from the gel pieces was removed by treating them with a 50% solution of acetonitrile containing
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25 mM ammonium bicarbonate. In-gel digestion of protein bands with trypsin and MALDI-
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TOF-MS analysis of tryptic peptides were carried out as described earlier.30
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RESULTS
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Titer and specificity of lunasin peptide antibodies. We have previously developed a fast
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and efficient procedure to obtain large qualities of lunasin by preferential extraction of soybean
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seed powder with 30% ethanol followed by calcium precipitation.31 This procedure results in a
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protein fraction named lunasin protease inhibitor concentrate (LPIC) that is enriched in lunasin,
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Bowman Birk protease inhibitor and Kunitz trypsin inhibitor. The titer of lunasin antibodies was
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examined by western blot analysis using LPIC and chemically synthesized lunasin peptide
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(Figure 1). Lunasin C-terminal peptide antibody was able to recognize the lunasin peptide even
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when the antibody was used at 1:100,000 dilution (Figure 1). Similar results were obtained with
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the N-terminal lunasin peptide antibody (data not shown). For all subsequent western blot
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analyses the lunasin peptide antibody was used at 1:20,000 dilution. To test the specificity of
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lunasin antibodies raised separately against the N-terminal and C-terminal regions of the lunasin,
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protein blot analyses were performed using LPIC and soybean total seed proteins. Chemically
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synthesized lunasin peptide was also included as a positive control. The N-terminal peptide
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lunasin antibodies reacted strongly against a 5 kD peptide corresponding to the lunasin peptide
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(Figure 2). Additionally, the N-terminal antibody also reacted against a few high molecular
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weight proteins from the soybean total seed fraction (Figure 2). The C-terminal lunasin
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antibodies reacted specifically against the 5 kD lunasin peptide (Figure 2). Unlike the N-
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terminal lunasin antibodies, the C-terminal lunasin antibodies did not react against any other
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proteins from soybean total seed fraction indicating that this antibody is highly specific to
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lunasin.
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Search for lunasin in Wheat, Barley, Rye, Triticale, Solanum and Amaranth. Previous
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studies have demonstrated the presence of lunasin in cereals (barley, oat, wheat, rye, and
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triticale), and Solanum nigrum and Amaranthus hypochondriacus.18-26 However, recent studies
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have raised questions about the presence of lunasin in cereals.27,28 To verify if lunasin is present
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in these plants we performed western blot analysis using antibodies specific to N-terminal and C-
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terminal regions of lunasin.
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nitrocellulose membranes and incubated with 1:20,000 diluted N-terminal and C-terminal
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antibodies followed by incubation with HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies used at 1:20,000
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dilutions. Under these conditions, a strong reaction with a 5 kDa protein corresponding to the
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lunasin peptide was detected only from soybean seed proteins (Figure 3). Interestingly, no
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reaction was detected with any seed proteins isolated from any other seed sources including
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Amaranth, a pseudo cereal (Figure 3). A previous study has shown the presence of lunasin in the
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glutelin fraction from Amaranth.26 Western blot analysis revealed a band at 18.5 kDa, and
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MALDI-TOF analysis showed that this peptide matched more than 60% of the soybean lunasin
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peptide sequence.26 However, under our experimental conditions we were unable to detect
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proteins in Amaranth seeds reacting with the lunasin antibody. Similar results were also obtained
Albumins isolated from these plants were transferred to
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when total seed proteins were used instead of albumins in western blot analyses (data not
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shown). Our results suggest that under the experimental conditions used in this study lunasin
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does not appear to be present in cereals.
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Seed proteins isolated from additional cereal cultivars belonging to distinct genotypes (Table
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1) were also employed in western blot analysis to verify the presence of lunasin in these plants.
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None of these cereal proteins reacted either against the lunasin N-terminal or C-terminal
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antibodies suggesting that lunasin is not present in these cereals or present at levels that are too
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low for detection by the lunasin antibodies used in this study. Additional western blot analyses
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were performed under less stringent conditions by reducing the primary and secondary antibody
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dilutions to 1:5,000 and 1: 10,000, respectively as well as lowering the detergent concentration in
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the protein blot buffers from 0.05% to 0.01%. Under these conditions the lunasin N-terminal
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specific antibodies reacted with few proteins of different molecular weights present in wheat,
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rye, barley and triticale (Figure 4). Interestingly, a positive reaction against a 5 kDa low
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molecular weight protein from rye, wheat and triticale was detected (Figure 4). However, under
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identical conditions no reaction with these proteins was detected when lunasin C-terminal
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specific antibodies were employed in western blot analyses. Even prolonged exposure of
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nitrocellulose membrane to X-ray film (greater than 30 min) did not result in any positive
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reaction with any seed proteins suggesting the lack of lunasin in these cereals.
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Lunasin in other plants? We also investigated the presence of lunasin in seeds of several
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plant sources (Table 1). For this purpose we isolated the albumin fraction from the seeds of 55
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commonly consumed or medicinal plants and subjected them to western blot analysis under less
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stringent conditions. Out of 72 seed samples examined, a positive reaction with lunasin N-
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terminal antibodies was detected with 35 seed samples (Table 1). The sizes of the proteins
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recognized by the lunasin N-terminal specific antibodies were heterogeneous (Figure 4). Some
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of these positively reacting proteins corresponded to abundant seed proteins. Most of these
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proteins failed to react with the lunasin N-terminal specific antibodies when western blot
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analysis was carried out under stringent conditions. Seed proteins isolated from coriander,
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sesame, anise, black cumin, okra, sunflower, castor bean and flax showed a strong reaction
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against the lunasin N-terminal specific antibodies (Figure 5). However, none of these seed
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proteins showed any reaction when the lunasin C-terminal antibodies were employed.
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Lunasin-like peptide is present in flax. In the process of screening for the presence of
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lunasin in the seeds of diverse plants, we observed a 7 kDa protein in the flax seed protein
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extract which was recognized by the N-terminal lunasin antibody (Figure 5). Unlike the
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positively reacting proteins from other tested plants, the immunoreactivity of the 7 kDa flax
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protein to the N-terminal lunasin antibody was retained even when the western blot was
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performed under stringent conditions. We also investigated the presence of lunasin in additional
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flax varieties representing different genotypes by western blot analysis (Figure 6). All the tested
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flax varieties contained the 7 kDa protein that reacted specifically against the N-terminal lunasin
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antibody (Figure 6). To identify the 7 kDa protein, we excised this immunoreactive protein band
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from SDS-PAGE gels, digested it with trypsin and analyzed it with matrix-assisted laser
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desorption ionization time-of flight mass spectrometry. Based on the mass spectra of the tryptic
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peptides, the 7 kDa protein was identified as conlinin, the 2S storage protein of flaxseed. The
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amino acid sequences of lunasin and conlinin were aligned using LALIGN33 revealing 41%
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identity and 66% similarity in a 32 amino acid overlap (Figure 7).
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DISCUSSION
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Lunasin was originally identified and purified from soybean as an aspartic acid-rich peptide.6
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Subsequently, numerous studies have demonstrated the chemopreventive properties of lunasin
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and its potential use as a cancer therapeutic agent.8-13 On account of the health-promoting
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properties of lunasin, efforts were made to identify this bioactive peptide in other plant species.
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de Lunen and his associates in a series of papers reported the occurrence of lunasin in barley,
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wheat, rye and additionally demonstrated that lunasin isolated from these cereal seeds were
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bioactive and could play an important role in cancer prevention.18-22 Additionally, the occurrence
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of lunasin in triticale, oat, and millet has also been reported.23,24,34 MALDI (Matrix-assisted laser
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desorption ionization) and LC-ESI-MS was employed to elucidate the peptide sequence of
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lunasin from barley and wheat.18-21 Barley and wheat lunasin partial sequences matched exactly
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the soybean lunasin sequences which is remarkable given the fact that soybean lunasin belongs
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to the 2S albumin storage protein family and 2S albumins are not reported in cereals.33 This
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observation led to in-depth searches of transcriptome and DNA sequence databases of wheat and
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a few other cereals, which indicated that sequences encoding lunasin are absent in cereals.27
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Additionally, an investigation based on chemical and molecular analyses also confirmed that
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lunasin-related sequences are absent in 36 wheat extracts examined in that study.28 In our study,
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we have utilized peptide antibodies raised in rabbits against the N- and C-terminal regions of the
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lunasin to verify previous claims for the presence of this bioactive peptide in cereals. The
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complete failure of the lunasin C-terminal antibody to recognize any cereal proteins in western
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blot analyses even under non-stringent conditions demonstrates that lunasin is not present in
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cereals or occur at concentrations below the detection limit of western blot analysis. In this
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context it should be pointed out a chemical and molecular investigation of 12 wheat varieties
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representing both non-dwarf and dwarf genotypes also failed to detected lunasin in wheat.28
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Earlier studies have used peptide antibodies to detect the presence of lunasin in cereals.
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Unfortunately, most of these published papers do not provide details on the lunasin antibodies
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used in their respective studies. In some cases mouse monoclonal antibody was used and in
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some cases polyclonal lunasin antibodies were used. However, it is not clear if the antibodies
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used in western blot analyses were raised against the entire lunasin peptide or certain defined
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regions of the lunasin. Furthermore, the specificity of the lunasin antibodies in these studies has
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not been demonstrated. In our study we have used antibodies specific to the N-terminal and C-
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terminal regions of the lunasin peptide (sequences shown in Materials and Methods). Based on
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the results of our study, it is clear that the N-terminal lunasin antibody, in addition to reacting
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against the lunasin peptide, also reacted non-specifically against a few other proteins under non-
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stringent conditions. Non-specific binding can be reduced or eliminated by increasing the
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concentration of Tween-20 in western blot buffers. When we performed western blot analysis in
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the presence of 0.5% Tween-20 most of the non-specific binding with cereal proteins was
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drastically reduced (compare Figure 2B to Figure 3B). It is therefore surprising to note that
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western blot analyses performed under much more stringent conditions (1% Tween 20) than
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employed in our study (0.05% Tween 20) still revealed a strong reaction against a single protein
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having similar size to that of soybean lunasin in cereals.20 This discrepancy could be attributed to
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differences in the quality of the lunasin antibodies. Another possibility is that lunasin does not
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occur universally in all cereals but is restricted to certain cereal cultivars. However, these
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possibilities appear unlikely since the cereals used in our study represented different geographic
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locations and the lunasin antibodies employed in the current study were able to detect ng
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quantities of lunasin even under stringent conditions.
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The list of lunasin-containing plants has gradually expanded to include bladder-cherry, black
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nightshade, jimson weed, amaranth and lupine.20,25,26,36,37 We have examined the occurrence of
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lunasin in some of these plants by western blot analysis. Results from western blot analysis using
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the C-terminal lunasin antibodies failed to detect the presence of lunasin in the seeds of these
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plants. Our observations indicate that lunasin is not present in these plants or accumulates at
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levels below the detection limits. A screen for the presence of lunasin in the seeds of diverse
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plants revealed that proteins reacting with the N-terminal lunasin antibody are present in
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sunflower, castor bean, coriander, sesame, anise, black cumin, and okra. Interestingly, the C-
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terminal lunasin antibody recognized none of these proteins. Additionally, the positive reaction
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with the N-terminal lunasin antibody was not detected when the western blot was performed
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under stringent conditions. These observations indicate that the positive reaction detected with
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the N-terminal lunasin antibody may be due to non-specific binding of the antibodies or due to
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limited amino acid sequence homology with N-terminal region of the lunasin peptide. A recent
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study investigated the presence of lunasin in traditional Italian legumes by western blot analysis
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and found no evidence of its presence in these legumes.38 Interestingly, this study also reported
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positive reactions to high molecular weight proteins with lunasin antibodies. Positively reacting
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proteins were identified by mass spectrometry as subtilisin inhibitor, legumin A2, Phaseolin,
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phytohemagglutinin, pathogenesis related protein, lipoxygenase-3, lipoxygenase-2, provicillin,
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seed bitin-containing protein SBP65 and albumin-1 C. Alignment of soybean lunasin sequences
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with the immunoreactive proteins revealed varying amounts of amino acid sequence homology.
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Based on these observations it was concluded that lunasin-like peptides could be released from
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high molecular seed proteins during sourdough fermentation.38
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Like soybean, flax seeds are rich in oil and contain several health promoting compounds.
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Consumption of flax seeds has been shown to promote the immune response as well as reduce
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the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.39 The health promoting attributes are credited to
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the presence of bioactive compounds such as α -linolenic acid, lignans like secoisolariciresinol
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diglucoside (SDG), and mucilage in flax seeds.40 However, it is not known if any bioactive
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peptides present in flax seeds could also play a role in the prevention of cancer and heart disease.
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In this regard it is interesting to note that our western blot analysis using the soybean N-terminal
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lunasin antibody reveal the presence of lunasin-like peptide in flax seeds. Mass spectrometry has
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identified the 7 kDa protein as conlinin, the 2S albumin of flax seed. Flax seeds contain two
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abundant groups of storage proteins, 11-12S globulins and the 2S albumins.41 Molecular analysis
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has shown the presence of two conlinin genes, conlinin1 (cnl1) and conlinin2 (cnl2) in the flax
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genome.42 These two genes encode proteins with molecular mass of about 19 kDa and reveal
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88% amino acid identity between them.42 A comparison of the soybean lunasin and flax conlinin
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amino acid sequences reveal significant homology (40.6% identity and 65.6% similarity) in 32
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amino acid overlap. This apparent homology could explain the strong reactivity of the soybean
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N-terminal lunasin peptide antibody against the 7 kDa lunasin-like peptide released from the
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mature conlinin presumably by proteolysis.
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The results of our study, in combination with earlier reports, clearly demonstrate that lunasin
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is not present in cereals. However, lunasin-like peptides may be present in the seeds of some
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plants. Most of the proteins recognized by the soybean lunasin antibodies have molecular weight
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much higher than the soybean lunasin. It is likely lunasin-like peptides could be released from
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the high molecular weight precursor proteins by the action of proteolytic enzymes during
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microbial fermentation or during gastrointestinal digestion.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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We acknowledge the technical assistance of Sungchan Jung and Won-Seok Kim during the early
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stages of this research project. We thank Drs. Jeanne Mihail and James Schoelz for reviewing
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this manuscript. The research was supported by the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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Mention of a trademark, vendor, or proprietary product does not constitute a guarantee or
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warranty of the product by the USDA and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other
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products or vendors that may also be suitable.
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FIGURE LEGENDS
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Figure 1. Titer of lunasin peptide antibodies. Proteins were separated on 15% SDS-PAGE gels.
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Resolved proteins were visualized by staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue (A) or
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electrophoretically transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane, cut into several strips and probed
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with 1:5,000 (B), 1:10,000 (C), 1:20,000 (D), 1:30,000 (E), 1:50,000 (F) and 1:100,000 (G)
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dilution of C-terminal lunasin antibody (B to G). Immunoreactive proteins were detected using
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anti-rabbit IgG-horseradish peroxidase conjugate followed by chemiluminescent detection. Lane
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1, Lunasin protease inhibitor concentrate (LPIC); lane 2, synthetic lunasin peptide. Molecular
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weight markers are shown and designated in kDa.
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Figure 2. Specificity of lunasin peptide antibodies. Two identical 15% SDS-PAGE gels were
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used to resolve soybean (Glycine max PI 247138) seed proteins. One gel was visualized by
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staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue (A) and the other gel was electrophoretically transferred
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to a nitrocellulose membrane and probed with the N-terminal lunasin antibody (B) or C-terminal
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lunasin antibody (C). Immunoreactive proteins were detected using anti-rabbit IgG-horseradish
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peroxidase conjugate followed by chemiluminescent detection. Lane 1, Total seed proteins; lane
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2, 30% ethanol extracted proteins; lane 3, synthetic lunasin peptide. Molecular weight markers
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are shown on the left and designated in kDa. The position of the lunasin is indicated with an
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Figure 3. Western blot analysis of lunasin. Three identical 15% SDS-PAGE gels were used to
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resolve albumins from wheat (Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum Cltr 13986; lane 1), rye (Secale
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cereale subsp. cereale PI 445987; lane 2), triticale (Triticosecale spp. PI 634537;lane 3), barley
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(Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare GSHO 577; lane 4), Solanum (Solanum nigrum PI 381289;
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lane 5), amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus PI 558499; lane 6) and soybean (Glycine max
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PI 247138; lane 7). One gel was visualized by staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue (A) and
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the other two gels were used for western blot analysis. Panels B and C were probed with N-
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terminal lunasin antibody and C-terminal lunasin antibody, respectively. Western blot analysis
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was performed under standard conditions (lunasin antibody used at 1:20,000 dilution; washing
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buffer with 0.05% Tween 20). Immunoreactive proteins were detected using anti-rabbit IgG-
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horseradish peroxidase conjugate used at 1:20,000 dilution followed by chemiluminescent
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detection. Molecular weight markers are shown on the left and designated in kDa and the
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position of the lunasin is indicated with an arrow.
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Figure 4. Western blot analysis of lunasin in cereals. Albumins from barley, rye, wheat, and
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triticale were separated on a 15% SDS-PAGE and visualized by staining with Coomassie
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Brilliant Blue (A).
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nitrocellulose membranes and probed with N-terminal lunasin antibody (B) or C-terminal lunasin
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antibody (C). Western blot analysis was performed under non-stringent conditions (lunasin
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antibody used at 1:5,000 dilution, washing buffer with 0.01% Tween 20). Immunoreactive
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proteins were detected using anti-rabbit IgG-horseradish peroxidase conjugate (used at 1:10,000
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dilution) followed by chemiluminescent detection. Molecular weight markers are shown on the
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left and designated in kDa. Lane 1, barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare GSHO 577); lane 2,
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rye (Secale cereale subsp. cereale PI 445987); lane 3, rye (Secale cereale subsp. cereale PI
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445999); lane 4, wheat (Triticum aestivum subsp. aestivum Cltr 13986); lane 5, wheat (Triticum
Proteins visible in panel A were electrophoretically transferred to
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aestivum subsp. aestivum PI 294994); lane 6, triticale (Triticosecale spp. PI 256033); lane 7,
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triticale (Triticosecale spp. PI 358312).
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Figure 5. Detection of lunasin-like peptides in seeds of different plants. Two identical 15% SDS-
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PAGE gels were used to resolve albumins from coriander (lane 1), sesame (lane 2), anise (lane
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3), black cumin (lane 4), okra (lane 5), sunflower (lane 6), castor bean (lane 7) and flax (lane 8)
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were separated on a15% SDS-PAGE and visualized by staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue
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(A). Resolved proteins from the other gel were electrophoretically transferred to nitrocellulose
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membrane and probed with N-terminal lunasin antibody (B). Western blot analysis was
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performed under non-stringent conditions (lunasin antibody used at 1:5,000 dilution, washing
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buffer with 0.01% Tween 20). Immunoreactive proteins were detected using anti-rabbit IgG-
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horseradish peroxidase conjugate (used at 1:10,000 dilution) followed by chemiluminescent
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detection. Molecular weight markers are shown on the left and designated in kDa.
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Figure 6. Detection of lunasin-like peptides in flax. Total seed proteins from eight flax
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genotypes and soybean cultivar Williams 82 were separated on two identical 15% SDS-PAGE
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gels. One gel was stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue (A) and the other gel was used for
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western blot analysis utilizing N-terminal lunasin antibody (B). Western blot analysis was
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performed under standard conditions (lunasin antibody used at 1:20,000 dilution, washing buffer
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with 0.05% Tween 20). Immunoreactive proteins were detected using anti-rabbit IgG-
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horseradish peroxidase conjugate (used at 1:20,000 dilution) followed by chemiluminescent
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detection. Molecular weight markers are shown on the left and designated in kDa. Numbers (1-
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8) on the top of the figure refers to the flax genotypes (lane 1, Royal; lane 2, Norstar; lane 3,
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Linott; lane 4, Victory; lane 5, Culbert; lane 6, Linore; lane 7, Flor; lane 8, Marine; lane 9,
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Figure 7. Alignment of soybean lunasin with flax conlinin amino acid sequences.
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sequences were aligned with William Pearson's lalign program (http://embnet.vital-
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it.ch/software/LALIGN_form.html). Identical amino acid residues are shown in green boxes and
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Table1: Immunological detection of lunasin and lunasin-like peptides in the seeds of diverse plants. Common name
Botanical name
Family
Reactivity against lunasin antibodies N-Terminal C-Terminal
Adzuki bean Agathi keerai Alfalfa Amaranth Amaranth Amaranth Anise Barley Barley Barley Black bean Black cumin Black gram Brazil nut Bush lima Cabbage Canola Cardamom Carrot Chickpea Coffee Coriander Cowpea
Vigna angularis Sesbania grandiflora Medicago sativa Amaranthus hypochondracus PI558499 Amaranthus hypochondracus PI511721 Amaranthus hypochondracus PI477915 Pimpinella anisum Hordeum vulgare subsp. vlgare GSHO577 Hordeum vulgare subsp. vlgare GSHO475 Hordeum vulgare subsp. vlgare CIho15773 Phaseolus coccineus Nigella sativa Vigna mungo Bertholletia excelsa Phaseolus lunatus Brassica oleracea Brassica napus Elettaria cardamomum Daucus carota Cicer arietinum Coffea arabica Coriandrum sativum Vigna unguiculata
Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae Apiaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Ranunculaceae Fabaceae Lecythidaceae Fabaceae Brassicaceae Brassicaceae Zingiberaceae Apiaceae Fabaceae Rubiaceae Apiaceae Fabaceae
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Cucumber Cumin Datura Dill Egyptian spinach Fenugreek Flax Hazelnut Jackfruit Kidney bean Leek Lupine Soybean Mung bean Nightshade Nightshade Nightshade Nightshade Nightshade Oat Oat Oat Okra Onion Parsley Peanut Pinto bean Pistachio Potato bean Pumpkin
Cucumis sativus Cuminum cyminum Datura stramonium Anethum graveolens Corchorus olitorius Trigonella foenum-graecum Linum usitatissimum Corylus avellana Artocarpus heterophyllus Phaseolus vulgaris Allium porrum Lupinus mutabilis Glycine max Vigna radiata Solanum nigrum PI 381289 Solanum nigrum PI 304600 Solanum nigrum PI 381290 Solanum retrofleum PI 634755 Solanum retrofleum PI 636106 Avena sativa Clav 2866 Avena sativa PI 51202 Avena sativa PI 546035 Abelmoschus esculentus Allium cepa Petroselinum crispum Arachis hypogaea Phaseolus vulgaris Pistacia vera Apios priceana Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbitaceae Apiaceae Solanaceae Apiaceae Malvaceae Fabaceae Linaceae Betulaceae Moraceae Fabaceae Liliaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae Solanaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Malvaceae Liliaceae Apiaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Anacardiaceae Fabaceae Cucurbitaceae
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Radish Red gram Rye Rye Rye Sesame Spinach Sun flower Tomato Triticale Triticale Triticale Triticale Watercress Wheat Wheat Wheat White beans Zucchini
Raphanus sativus Cajanus cajan Secale cereal subsp. cereale PI445987 Secale cereal subsp. cereale PI445999 Secale cereal subsp. cereale PI542469 Sesamum indicum Spinacia oleracea Helianthus annuus Solanum lycopersicum Triticosecale ssp. PI256033 Triticosecale ssp. PI358312 Triticosecale ssp. PI615414 Triticosecale ssp. PI634537 Nasturtium officinale Triticumsubsp. aestivum CItr13986 Triticumsubsp. aestivum PI294994 Triticumsubsp. aestivum PI372129 Phaseolus vulgaris Cucurbita pepo
Brassicaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Pedaliaceae Amaranthaceae Asteraceae Solanaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Cruciferae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Cucurbitaceae
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