ORGAN-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF DIFFERENT HISTONE H3 AND H4 GENE SUBFAMILIES IN DEVELOPING AND ADULT MAIZE

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作者
CHAUBET, N [1 ]
CLEMENT, B [1 ]
PHILIPPS, G [1 ]
GIGOT, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV STRASBOURG 1,CNRS,INST BIOL MOLEC PLANTES,12 RUE GEN ZIMMER,F-67070 STRASBOURG,FRANCE
关键词
EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; HISTONE GENES; MAIZE; SUBFAMILIES; TISSUES;
D O I
10.1007/BF00037077
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The steady-state levels of H3 and H4 mRNAs transcribed from three H3 and two H4 multigene subfamilies were studied during germination and in different organs of maize. During germination the five subfamilies are expressed in parallel to DNA synthesis, but a 5-fold difference in the quantity of mRNAs transcribed per gene copy was found from our subfamily to another. In adult plants H3 and H4 mRNA levels are highest in organs containing meristematic tissues but also high in non-proliferating tissues. No strict tissue specificity expression could be detected but some subfamilies show preferential expression in some tissues.
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