title: Multiple pyruvate decarboxylase genes in maize are induced by hypoxia.
abstract: Two cDNA clones corresponding to anaerobically induced maize mRNAs were found to have homology to a previously identified maize pyruvate decarboxylase gene. DNA sequencing and RFLP mapping indicate that these cDNAs represent two additional maize pdc genes. Each of the clones is approximately 85% identical in predicted amino acid sequence to the other two. All three clones are induced by hypoxic stress, but with different levels and kinetics of induction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Peschke
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sachs
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011767:Pyruvate Decarboxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D011767:Pyruvate Decarboxylase; D010100:Oxygen