Cloning and characterization of receptor kinase class disease resistance gene candidates in Citrus

被引:22
作者
Deng, Z
Gmitter, FG
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Ctr Citrus Res & Educ, Lake Alfred, FL 33850 USA
[2] Univ Florida, Gulf Coast Res & Educ Ctr, Bradenton, FL 34203 USA
关键词
citrus; resistance gene candidates; receptor-like kinases; Xa21-like genes; citrus canker;
D O I
10.1007/s00122-003-1410-1
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
The rice gene Xa21 represents a unique class of plant disease resistance (R) genes with distinct protein structure and broad-spectrum specificity; few sequences or genes of this class have been cloned and characterized in other plant species. Degenerate primers were designed from the conserved motifs in the kinase domains of Xa21 and tomato Pto, and used in PCR amplification to identify this class of resistance gene candidate (RGC) sequences from citrus for future evaluation of possible association with citrus canker resistance. Twenty-nine RGC sequences highly similar to the kinase domain of Xa21 (55%-60% amino-acid identity) were cloned and characterized. To facilitate recovery of full-length gene structures and to overcome RGC mapping limitations, large-insert genomic clones (BACs) were identified, fingerprinted and assembled into contigs. Southern hybridization revealed the presence of 1-3 copies of receptor-like kinase sequences (i.e., clustering) in each BAC. Some of these sequences were sampled by PCR amplification and direct sequencing. Twenty-three sequences were thus obtained and classified into five groups and eight subgroups, which indicates the possibility of enhancing RGC sequence diversity from BACs. A primer-walking strategy was employed to derive full-length gene structures from two BAC clones; both sequences 17o6RLK and 26m19RLK contained all the features of the rice Xa21 protein, including a signal peptide, the same number of leucine-rich-repeats, and transmembrane and kinase domains. These results demonstrate that PCR amplification with appropriately designed degenerate primers is an efficient approach for cloning receptor-like kinase class RGCs. Utilization of BAC clones can facilitate this approach in multiple ways by improving sequence diversity, providing full-length genes, and assisting in understanding gene structures and distribution.
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