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Isolation and characterization of two tightly linked catalase genes from castor bean that are differentially regulated
Authors:Masaharu Suzuki  Takeshi Ario  Tsukaho Hattori  Kenzo Nakamura  Tadashi Asahi
Institution:(1) Laboratory of Biochemistry, School of Agriculture, Nagoya University, Chikusa, 464-01 Nagoya, Japan;(2) Present address: Center for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Mie University, 1515 Kamihama, 519 Tsu, Japan;(3) Present address: Faculty of Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Kenjojima, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, 910-11 Fukui, Japan
Abstract:Two catalase genes,cat1 andcat2, have been isolated from the castor bean genome. They were located in the same direction on a chromosome at a distance of 2.4 kb,cat1 being on the downstream side ofcat2. The two genes contained introns at the same positions except that one of the 7 introns incat1 is missing incat2 and the corresponding introns differed in size and sequence between the two genes. The translated regions of the two genes had the same number of nucleotides and exhibited 81.3% nucleotide sequence identity. In addition to introns, the nucleotide sequences of the 5prime-and 3prime-flanking regions are highly divergent between the two genes. In etiolated seedlings,cat1 mRNA was present abundantly in endosperms and cotyledons and only in a small amount in roots. Thecat1 mRNA could not be detected in hypocotyls. By contrast,cat2 mRNA is most abundant in hypocotyls and roots, while endosperms and cotyledons contained only low levels ofcat2 mRNA. Although neithercat1 norcat2 mRNA could be detected in dry seeds, both mRNAs showed temporal accumulation in the endosperm in response to germination. These results suggest that expression of two tightly linked catalase genes of castor bean,cat1 andcat2, are differentially regulated during development.
Keywords:castor bean (Ricinus communis)  catalase gene  gene expression  germination
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