Cloning of the Arabidopsis ent-kaurene oxidase gene GA3

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Helliwell, CA
Sheldon, CC
Olive, MR
Walker, AR
Zeevaart, JAD
Peacock, WJ
Dennis, ES
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[1] Commonwealth Sci & Ind Res Org, Plant Ind, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Plant Sci, Cambridge CB2 3EA, England
[3] Michigan State Univ, Dept Energy Plant Res Lab, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
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10.1073/pnas.95.15.9019
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The ga3 mutant of Arabidopsis is a gibberellin-responsive dwarf. We present data showing that the ga3-1 mutant is deficient in ent-kaurene oxidase activity, the first cytochrome P450-mediated step in the gibberellin biosynthetic pathway. By using a combination of conventional map-based cloning and random sequencing we identified a putative cytochrome P450 gene mapping to the same location as GA3. Relative to the progenitor line, two ga3 mutant alleles contained single base changes generating in-frame stop codons in the predicted amino acid sequence of the P450. A genomic clone spanning the P450 locus complemented the ga3-2 mutant. The deduced GA3 protein defines an additional class of cytochrome P450 enzymes. The GA3 gene was expressed in all tissues examined, RNA abundance being highest in inflorescence tissue.
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