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Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana L.) and endod (P. dodecandra L'Herit) produce ribosome-inactivating proteins which are sequestered in leaf cell walls. These proteins display strong antiviral activity. To aid in studying the antiviral mechanism, we developed protocols to isolate protoplasts from suspension culture cells and leaves. Ninety-five percent of pokeweed or endod culture cells were converted to protoplasts using 2% cellulase, 0.25% pectinase, 0.2 M mannitol, 2% sucrose, 15 mM CaCl2 Murashige and Skoog salts, pH 5.7. Viability was >85% after 24 h. Culture-derived protoplasts were purified by centrifugation through a 15% sucrose pad. Protoplasts collected from the supernatant were then pelleted in 0.3 M mannitol. Pokeweed leaves provided respectable yields (4×106 protoplasts/g f w) of partially-purified viable protoplasts when digested in solution containing 1% cellulase, 0.2% Pectolyase, 0.4 M mannitol, CPW salts, 0.5 mM MES, pH 5.6. We were unable to completely separate cell debris from mesophyll protoplasts, which were small and easily damaged by centrifugation. Endod leaves were found to be resilient to several digestion enzymes tested.
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Koch, P.E., Bonness, M.S., Lu, H. et al. Protoplasts from Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit (endod) and P. americana L. (pokeweed). Plant Cell Reports 15, 824–828 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00233148
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