CONCERTED CIRCADIAN OSCILLATIONS IN TRANSCRIPT LEVELS OF 19 LHA/B (CAB) GENES IN LYCOPERSICON-ESCULENTUM (TOMATO)

被引:53
作者
KELLMANN, JW
MERFORTH, N
WIESE, M
PICHERSKY, E
PIECHULLA, B
机构
[1] INST BIOCHEM PFLANZE,UNTERE KARSPULE 2,W-3400 GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
[2] UNIV MICHIGAN,DEPT BIOL,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
来源
MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS | 1993年 / 237卷 / 03期
关键词
TOMATO (LYCOPERSICON-ESCULENTUM); LHA/B GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX (LHC) PROTEINS; GENE FAMILY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;
D O I
10.1007/BF00279449
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
Steady-state mRNA levels of nineteen members of the Lha/b (cab) gene family of Lycopersicon esculentum, encoding nine different types of light-harvesting complex (LHC) polypeptides, were determined by primer extension analysis. Each Lha/b gene is expressed and individual mRNAs accumulate to distinct levels. The relative contribution of each Lha/b mRNA to the total Lha/b mRNA levels is very similar in different green organs (leaves, stems, fruits, sepals) and after light treatment of etiolated seedlings. Detailed analysis of Lha/b mRNA accumulation in leaves under light/dark conditions, continuous darkness and continuous light revealed diurnal and circadian oscillations of Lha/b mRNAs for all genes. Only minor instances of divergence from a general expression pattern are apparent. Together these results indicate a concerted expression of all genes, suggesting that similar or identical molecular mechanisms and signal transduction chain control the expression of all Lha/b genes.
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页码:439 / 448
页数:10
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