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Image Title: Cross section of a mature leaf of Vigna mungo
Image Credit: Stephen F. Klauer, Washington State University
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
Intended End User: Teacher, Student
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Cross section of a mature leaf of Vigna mungo, immunolabelled using an antibody raised against soybean leaf vegetative storage protein 27/29 (VSP 27/29) Pink dots indicate where the VSP 27/29 is present, demonstrating its accumulation in a specialized tissue called the paravenial mesophyll is present in many legume species, a number of which have now been found to accumulate VSPs in this specialized tissue. A unique role in nitrogen assimilation and turnover is implicated for legume PVM. Composite of reflected image of silver-enhanced gold label (pink) and transmitted image of leaf cells (blue).

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Identification and localization of vegetative storage proteins in legume leaves

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