title: The S-locus receptor kinase gene in a self-incompatible Brassica napus line encodes a functional serine/threonine kinase.
abstract: An S-receptor kinase (SRK) cDNA, SRK-910, from the active S-locus in a self-incompatible Brassica napus W1 line has been isolated and characterized. The SRK-910 gene is predominantly expressed in pistils and segregates with the W1 self-incompatibility phenotype in an F2 population derived from a cross between the self-incompatible W1 line and a self-compatible Westar line. Analysis of the predicted amino acid sequence demonstrated that the extracellular receptor domain is highly homologous to S-locus glycoproteins, whereas the cytoplasmic kinase domain contains conserved amino acids present in serine/threonine kinases. An SRK-910 kinase protein fusion was produced in Escherichia coli and found to contain kinase activity. Phosphoamino acid analysis confirmed that only serine and threonine residues were phosphorylated. Thus, the SRK-910 gene encodes a functional serine/threonine receptor kinase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Goring
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rothstein
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001937:Brassica / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D017421:Sequence Analysis
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases