A PROLINE-RICH CHITINASE FROM BETA-VULGARIS

被引:34
作者
BERGLUND, L
BRUNSTEDT, J
NIELSEN, KK
CHEN, ZC
MIKKELSEN, JD
MARCKER, KA
机构
[1] AARHUS UNIV,DEPT MOLEC BIOL,GENE EXPRESS LAB,DK-8000 AARHUS C,DENMARK
[2] DANISCO BIOTECHNOL,DK-1001 COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
关键词
BETA VULGARIS; CHITINASE; PROLINE-RICH;
D O I
10.1007/BF00019193
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 gene (Chi) encoding a novel type of chitinase was isolated from Beta vulgaris. The Chi protein consists of an N-terminal hydrophobic prepeptide of 25 amino acids followed by a hevein-like domain of 22 amino acid residues, an unusually long proline-rich domain of 131 amino acid residues with 90 prolines, and finally a catalytic domain of 261 amino acid residues. Proteins with similar proline-rich domains are present in some other plants. The Chl gene shows a transient expression in response to fungal infection.
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