Isolation of a root-specific cDNA encoding a ns-LTP-like protein from the roots of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seedlings |
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Authors: | Dong-Woog Choi Jai Young Song Man-Ho Oh Jong Seob Lee Jinho Moon Se Won Suh Sang-Gu Kim |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, Seoul National University, 151-742 Seoul, South Korea;(2) Research Center for Cell Differentiation, Seoul National University, 151-742 Seoul, South Korea;(3) Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, 151-742 Seoul, South Korea |
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Abstract: | A root-specific cDNA clone, PVR3, was isolated from a bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) root cDNA library by a differential screening procedure. The nucleotide sequence of PVR3 contains an open reading frame coding for an 11.14 kDa polypeptide of 102 amino acid residues; the first 25 amino acids correspond to the sequence characteristic of a signal peptide. Comparison of the deduced PVR3 polypeptide sequence with the polypeptide sequences of previously cloned genes indicates that PVR3 may encode a ns-LTP-like protein. Molecular modelling of the PVR3 protein predicts that it has a three-dimensional structure that is similar to the three-dimensional model determined from the maize ns-LTP. The PVR3 mRNA accumulated mainly in the roots of young seedlings. It can be detected at low levels in flowers, but it is not detected in other organs. Genomic Southern blot analysis indicates that the genomic DNA corresponding to PVR3 cDNA is encoded by a single gene or small gene family in the bean genome. |
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Keywords: | ns-LTP-like protein Phaseolus vulgaris root-specific cDNA |
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