title: Isolation of a complementary DNA encoding a chitinase with structural homology to a bifunctional lysozyme/chitinase.
abstract: An extracellular, acidic chitinase was purified to homogeneity from tobacco necrosis virus-infected leaves of Cucumis sativis. The amino acid sequences of the intact protein and of peptides isolated following endoproteinase Lys-C digestion, cyanogen bromide cleavage, and trypsin digestion were determined. Oligonucleotide probes derived from this sequence were used to isolate a cDNA clone encoding this protein. No significant homology was found between this chitinase and either the basic chitinase isolated from bean or tobacco or the chitinase isolated from Serratia marcescens; however, strong homology was found between the cucumber chitinase and a lysozyme/chitinase from Parthenocissus quinquifolia. The induction of the protein by tobacco necrosis virus infection or salicylate was found to be at the level of RNA accumulation. Genomic Southern analysis indicates that a single gene in the cucumber genome encodes this protein.
authors.affiliation: Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Agricultural Division, Basle, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Metraux
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Burkhart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moyer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dincher
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Middlesteadt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carnes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryals
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002688:Chitinases / Q000235:genetics*; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005796:Genes; D008247:Lysosomes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D002688:Chitinases