title: The gene family encoding the ribulose-(1,5)-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) small subunit of potato.
abstract: We determined the nucleotide sequences of five members of the rbcS gene family encoding the small subunit (SSU) of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) of potato. The genomic organization, structure and expression of the genes is compared to the features of the rbcS genes in tomato. Within the two species, Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum, both members of the Solanaceae, the rbcS genes share more interspecific sequence identity, especially in the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions and the intron sequences, than within one species. However, the expression data of orthologous rbcS genes containing highly identical regulatory cis-acting elements were found to be different, suggesting that the simple finding of these motifs does not automatically imply similar transcriptional and/or post-transcriptional gene regulation.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Abteilung Prof. J. Schell, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schenkemeyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herget
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Schreier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D004247:DNA; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase