Abstract |
A rate-limiting step in abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis in plants is catalyzed by 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (NCED). Here we present the cloning, characterization of a cDNA from dehydrated peanut (Arachis hygogaea L.) leaves that encodes a putative NCED. The 2486-bp full-length cDNA (designated as AhNCED1), obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), has an open reading frame of 601 amino acid residues and encodes a protein with a calculated molecular weight of 66.86 kDa and an isoelectric point of 8.39. Sequence analysis shows that the deduced amino acid sequence of AhNCED1 shares high identity with the reported NCED protein sequences. There is a 30-amino-acid chloroplast-targeting peptide at the N-terminus of the AhNCED1 protein predicted by iPSORT algorithm. Semi-quantification by duplex RT-PCR reveals that the expression of AhNCED1 is up-regulated by dehydration and that rehydration represses its expression. The organ specific expression pattern of AhNCED1 has been examined, which indicates its dominant expression in leaves and stems. Molecular analysis of the drought-inducible gene of peanut may be useful to investigate the response of agricultural crops to drought stress.
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Authors | Xiaorong Wan, Ling Li |
Journal | DNA sequence : the journal of DNA sequencing and mapping
(DNA Seq)
Vol. 16
Issue 3
Pg. 217-23
(Jun 2005)
ISSN: 1042-5179 [Print] England |
PMID | 16147878
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA, Complementary
- Plant Proteins
- RNA
- Oxygenases
- Dioxygenases
- 9-cis-epoxy-carotenoid dioxygenase
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Topics |
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arachis
(enzymology)
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary
(metabolism)
- Dioxygenases
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Dominant
- Isoelectric Point
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Open Reading Frames
- Oxygenases
(genetics)
- Phylogeny
- Plant Proteins
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- RNA
(metabolism)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Time Factors
- Tissue Distribution
- Up-Regulation
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