title: Molecular cloning of two tandemly arranged peroxidase genes from Populus kitakamiensis and their differential regulation in the stem.
abstract: A genomic library was prepared from Populus kitakamiensis and screened with the cDNA for an anionic peroxidase from P. kitakamiensis. One genomic clone was isolated that contained two tandemly oriented genes for anionic peroxidases, prxA3a and prxA4a. Both genes consisted of four exons and three introns; the introns had consensus nucleotides, namely, GT and AG, at their 5' and 3' ends, respectively. The prxA3a and prxA4a genes encoded 347 and 343 amino acid residues, respectively, including putative signal sequences at the amino-termini. Putative promoters and polyadenylation signals were found in the flanking regions of both genes. The sequence of the coding region of prxA3a was completely identical to that of the cDNA clone pA3, whereas the sequence of the coding region of prxA4a was only 73% identical to that of the cDNA clone pA3. Northern blot analysis showed that the patterns of expression of the mRNAs that corresponded to prxA3a and prxA4a differed in stems of P. kitakamiensis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wood Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osakabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morohoshi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D018628:Gene Dosage; D015698:Genomic Library; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008031:Lignin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics*; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000201:enzymology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014197:Trees / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D008031:Lignin; D010544:Peroxidases