title: A cold-induced gene from Medicago sativa encodes a bimodular protein similar to developmentally regulated proteins.
abstract: A new cold-regulated (COR) gene, msa CIC, was isolated by differential screening of a cDNA library from cold-acclimated crowns of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. Apica). Transcripts of msa CIC were not detectable in unacclimated alfalfa and accumulated to higher levels in cold-acclimated plants of the cold-tolerant cv. Apica than in those of the cold-sensitive cv. CUF-101. The DNA sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone revealed that msa CIC encodes for a putative protein (MSACIC) of 166 amino acids with distinct proline-rich and hydrophobic domains. Protein sequence comparisons indicated that MSACIC is similar to a group of bimodular proteins that are developmentally regulated in other plant species.
authors.affiliation: Station de Recherches, Agriculture Canada, Sainte-Foy, Québec.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Castonguay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laberge
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nadeau
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Vézina
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003080:Cold Temperature; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger