MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF A CRUCIFERIN STORAGE PROTEIN GENE FAMILY OF BRASSICA-NAPUS

被引:21
作者
BREEN, JP
CROUCH, ML
机构
[1] Biology Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, 513 E 2nd, IN
关键词
BRASSICA-NAPUS; RAPESEED; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STORAGE PROTEINS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00040536
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
We have isolated a five-member gene subfamily which encodes cruciferin, a legumin-like 12S storage protein of Brassica napus L., and have analyzed the structure and expression of the family members in developing embryos. Sequence analysis has shown that the coding regions of all five genes are highly similar, with the two most divergent members of the family retaining 89% sequence identity. The analysis of this cruciferin gene family's expression indicates that the developmental pattern of expression of each gene is similar, and the steady-state mRNA levels of each gene are approximately equivalent to each other at all developmental stages.
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页码:1049 / 1055
页数:7
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