title: SLR3: a modified receptor kinase gene that has been adapted to encode a putative secreted glycoprotein similar to the S locus glycoprotein.
abstract: A new member of the S gene family, SLR3 (S-Locus Related 3), was identified in Brassica oleracea. This gene had a novel pattern of expression compared with previously described members of the family, being expressed in petals, sepals and vegetative apices, in addition to stigmas and anthers. Moreover, use of SLR3-derived probes in RNA blot and RACE-PCR (rapid amplification of cDNA ends-polymerase chain reaction) experiments has identified transcripts of genes closely related to SLR3 in leaves, cotyledons and, at high levels in developing anthers. SLR3 is not linked to the S locus but is linked to two or three closely related genes. Sequence analysis of the SLR3 gene indicates that it is derived from an ancestral receptor kinase gene that has been modified by a series of deletion events. As a result of these modifications, SLR3 is predicted to encode a secreted glycoprotein lacking both transmembrane and kinase domains. The putative SLR3 protein differs from the products of most other S gene family members in that several of the highly conserved cysteines have been lost. Within the S gene family, modification of receptor kinase genes by deletion may represent a general mechanism for the generation of genes encoding secreted glycoproteins.
authors.affiliation: UMR 9938 CNRS-INRA-ENSL, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cock
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stanchev
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Delorme
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Croy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumas
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001937:Brassica / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D015342:DNA Probes; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000235:genetics; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D006023:Glycoproteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C064156:self-incompatibility locus specific glycoprotein, Brassica; C095232:S-Locus Related 3 protein, Brassica oleracea; D010770:Phosphotransferases