title: Primer extension studies on alpha-amylase mRNAs in barley aleurone. I. Characterization and quantification of the transcripts.
abstract: Primer extension was used to characterize alpha-amylase mRNAs from aleurone tissue of barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Himalaya) grains. Two synthetic oligonucleotides, specific for the low-pI and high-pI alpha-amylase groups, were used as primers for synthesis of cDNA from total RNA preparations. Between them, these two oligonucleotides appear to account for all major alpha-amylase mRNAs as judged by hybrid-arrested translation of alpha-amylase mRNAs in a cell-free system. Reconstruction experiments indicated that the levels of extended primers (determined by scintillation counting) were directly proportional to the level of input mRNA over a wide range. This indicates that the technique is suitable for quantification of relative levels of individual alpha-amylase from approximately 2% to 100% of maximal levels. The nucleotide sequences of extended primers defined two different alpha-amylase mRNAs in each of the low-pI and high-pI groups, and possibly a third mRNA in the high-pI group.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huiet
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001467:Hordeum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000516:alpha-Amylases