title: Isolation and analysis of a cDNA clone encoding the small subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from wheat.
abstract: A full-length cDNA clone from hexaploid bread wheat, encoding the small subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, has been isolated from an endosperm cDNA library. The cDNA insert has an open reading frame which encodes a protein of 473 amino acids (52.1 kDa). The presence of a chloroplast/amyloplast transit peptide of 22 amino acids is proposed. The deduced amino acid sequence exhibits a high degree of homology with the small subunit ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase proteins from rice (with 90% of identical amino acids) and potato (with 86% of identical amino acids) and contains conserved sequence elements which are thought to represent the substrate binding and allosteric activator sites. The genes are organised as single-copy loci on chromosomes 7A, 7B and 7D in the wheat genome and are highly expressed during grain development. Homologous transcripts are expressed in leaves and roots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Wye College, University of London, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ainsworth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarvis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D051599:Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014908:Triticum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases; D051599:Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase