Molecular characterization of a cDNA clone encoding glutamine synthetase from a gymnosperm,Pinus sylvestris |
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Authors: | Francisco R. Cantón Angel García-Gutiérrez Fernando Gallardo Antonio de Vicente Francisco M. Cánovas |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071 Málaga, Spain;(2) Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071 Málaga, Spain |
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Abstract: | A full-length cDNA clone (pGSP114) encoding glutamine synthetase was isolated from a gt11 library of the gymnosperm Pinus sylvestris. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that pGSP114 contains an open reading frame encoding a protein of 357 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 39.5 kDa. The derived amino acid sequence was more homologous to cytosolic (GS1) (78–82%) than to chloroplastic (GS2) (71–75%) glutamine synthetase in angiosperms. The lack of N-terminal presequence and C-terminal extension which define the primary structure of GS2, also supports that the isolated cDNA encodes cytosolic GS. Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA from P. sylvestris and P. pinaster suggests that GS may be encoded by a small gene family in pine. GS mRNA was more abundant in cotyledons and stems than in roots of both Scots and maritime pines. Western blot analysis in P. sylvestris seedlings showed that only one GS polypeptide, similar in size to GS1 in P. pinaster, could be detected in several different tissues. Our results suggest that cytosolic GS is mainly responsible for glutamine biosynthesis in pine seedlings.This paper is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jesús S. Olavarría. |
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Keywords: | glutamine synthetase conifer ammonia assimilation Pinus sylvestris Pinus pinaster |
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