ZmGns,a maize class I β-1,3-glucanase,is induced by biotic stresses and possesses strong antimicrobial activity |
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作者姓名: | Yu-Rong Xie Yenjit Raruang Zhi-Yuan Chen Robert L.Brown Thomas E.Cleveland |
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作者单位: | Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology,Louisiana State University Agricultural Center;Biotechnology Research Institute,the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences;Southern Regional Research Center,USDA-ARS |
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基金项目: | supported by USDA cooperative agreement 58-6435-6-055 |
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摘 要: | Plant b-1,3-glucanases are members of the pathogenesis-related protein 2(PR-2) family,which is one of the 17 PR protein families and plays important roles in biotic and abiotic stress responses.One of the differentially expressed proteins(spot 842) identified in a recent proteomic comparison between five pairs of closely related maize(Zea mays L.) lines differing in aflatoxin resistance was further investigated in the present study.Here,the corresponding cDNA was cloned from maize and designated as ZmGns.ZmGns encodes a protein of338 amino acids containing a potential signal peptide.The expression of Zm Gns was detectible in all tissues studied with the highest level in silks.ZmGns was significantly induced by biotic stresses including three bacteria and the fungus Aspergillus flavus.ZmGns was also induced by most abiotic stresses tested and growth hormones including salicylic acid.In vivo,ZmGns showed a significant inhibitory activity against thebacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato DC3000 and fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea when it overexpressed in Arabidopsis.Its high level of expression in the silk tissue and its induced expression by phytohormone treatment,as well as by bacterial and fungal infections,suggest it plays a complex role in maize growth,development,and defense.
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关 键 词: | β-1 3-Glucanase biological activity expression profiles Zea mays ZmGns |
收稿时间: | 2014-08-31 |
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