Structural feature of sorghum chloroplast psbA gene and regulation effects of its 5'-noncoding region*

Comparative analysis reveals remarkable homology between the sequences of both psbA gene nucleotides and the inferred amino acids of sorghum, a C_4 plant, and those of rice, a C_3 plant. The 5'-noncoding region of sorghum psbA gene contains the conservative promoter elements, "-35" element and "-10" element, like the prokaryote and the promoter element, TATA box, like the eukaryote. As compared with that of the rice, an extra sequence of 7 bp is found in the leader sequence of the mRNA in the former. Using an in vitro system, it has been demonstrated that protein factor exists in sorghum chloroplast protein extract which specifically binds to the 5'-noncoding region of psbA gene. Measurement of the expression of luciferase shows a 2—5 time greater reaction of the expression plasmids pALqs which contain leader region of sorghum psbA gene than that of the expression plasmids pALqr which contain leader region of rice psbA gene in E. coli.     

高粱叶绿体psbA基因的结构特征及其5'-非编码区的调控效应

报道高粱叶绿体光系统ⅡpsbA基因的结构特征及其5'-非编码区的调控效应.比较分析表明,C4植物高粱与C3植物水稻psbA基因的核苷酸序列及其推测的氨基酸序列的一级结构之间,存在着高度的同源性.高粱psbA基因5'-非编码区,含有类似原核的-10和-35保守的启动子元件,以及类似于真核的TATA盒启动子元件,但与水稻的相比,前者比后者在mRNA的前导序列区多出了一段7 bp的额外序列,这在有关文献中尚未见报道.应用体外分析体系,证实在高粱叶绿体蛋白质提取物中存在着与psbA基因5'-非编码区特异性结合的蛋白质因子.荧光素酶表达量的检测结果是,在大肠杆菌中,带有高粱psbA基因前导序列区的表达质粒pALqs,其荧光素酶表达量,要比带有水稻相应结构的表达质粒pALqr的高出2～5倍.