Molecular cloning of a tomato leaf cDNA encoding an aspartic protease, a systemic wound response protein

被引:81
作者
Schaller, A [1 ]
Ryan, CA [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,INST BIOL CHEM,PULLMAN,WA 99163
关键词
aspartic protease; methyl jasmonate; plant defense; systemin; tomato leaves;
D O I
10.1007/BF00040725
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
A full-length cDNA encoding an aspartic protease (LeAspP) has been cloned from a tomato leaf cDNA library. Using LeAspP cDNA as a probe in gel blots, LeAspP mRNA was shown to be systemically induced in tomato leaves by wounding. Application of methyl jasmonate to leaves of intact tomato plants, or supplying systemin to young tomato plants through their cut stems, induces synthesis of LeAspP mRNA. LeAspP message is regulated in tomato similar to several systemic wound response proteins (swrps) that are part of the defense response in tomato plants directed against herbivore attacks.
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页码:1073 / 1077
页数:5
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