Molecular analysis of the plant gene encoding cytosolic phosphoglucose isomerase |
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Authors: | B R Thomas D Laudencia-Chingcuanco L D Gottlieb |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Genetics, University of California, 95616 Davis, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | The gene encoding a cytosolic isozyme of phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI, EC 5.3.1.9) was isolated from Clarkia lewisii, a wild flower native to California, and the structure and sequence of the entire coding region determined. PGI catalyzes an essential step in glycolysis and carbohydrate biosynthesis in plants. Spanning about 6 kb, the gene has 23 exons and 22 introns, the highest number yet reported in plants. The exons range in size from 43 to 156 nt and encode a protein of 569 amino acids. The protein is about 44–46% identical to the inferred protein sequences of pig, Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. All of the introns are bordered with the consensus 5 -GT...AG-3 dinucleotides. The longest intron includes a large stem-loop structure bounded by a perfect 9 nt direct repeat. We cloned the PGI gene from a genomic library prepared from a single plant of known PGI genotype. The locus and allele of the clone were identified by matching restriction fragments to fragments from genetically defined genomic DNAs by Southern hybridization. |
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Keywords: | Clarkia lewisii exons gene structure isozymes phosphoglucose isomerase |
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