Gene expression during CAM induction under salt stress in Mesembryanthemum: cDNA library and increased levels of mRNA for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and pyruvate orthosphosphate dikinase |
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Authors: | Jürgen M Schmitt Christine Michalowski Hans J Bohnert |
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Institution: | (1) Botanisches Institut der Universität Würzburg, 8700 Würzburg, FRG;(2) Biochemistry Deparment, University of Arizona, 85721 Tucson, AZ, USA |
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Abstract: | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum responds to high salinity in the soil by shifting the mode of carbon assimilation from the C3 mode to Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). Several enzymes of carbon metabolism have increased apparent activities in the CAM mode, including phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPcase) and pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK). We have identified cDNA clones for PEPcase and PPDK by immunological screening of a cDNA library constructed in the protein expression vector lambda gt11. The clones were characterized by immunoblotting and RNA blotting techniques. RNA blotting showed that during CAM induction the steady-state level of mRNAs for both PEP case and PPDK increased.Abbreviations IPTG
isopropyl thiogalactoside
- PEP
phosphoenolpyruvate
- PEPcase
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
- PPDK
pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase
- Xgal-5
bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside |
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Keywords: | Crassulacean acid metabolism gene expression Mesembryanthemum crystallinum mRNA levels soil salinity |
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