Recent studies from our laboratory have found that a root lectin from the legume Dolichos hifloris is present on the root surface, binds rhizobial Nod factor and has apyrase activity. To assess the broader significance of this lectin/nucleotide phosphohydrolase (Db-LNP), we have cloned a second related cDNA (Db-apyrase-2) from D. hiflorus, as well as related cDNAs from the legumes Lotus japonicus and Medicago sativa, and from Arabidopsis thaliana, a non-legume. The deduced amino acid sequences of these apyrases were aligned with one another and with the sequences of other apyrases from plants, animals, yeast and protozoa. Phylogenetic analysis shows that Db-LNP has closely related orthologs only in other legumes, while Db-apyrase-2 is more closely related to apyrase sequences from non-leguminous plants. We also show that the orthologs of Db-LNP from M. sativa and Pisum sativum have carbohydrate binding activity. The results suggest that legume LNPs may represent a special class of apyrases that arose by gene duplication and subsequent specialization.
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