title: Analyses of genes that encode the 15-kDa zein protein of maize: identification of potential gene regulatory elements.
abstract: A gene (gZ15.4.1) encoding the 15-kDa zein polypeptide was isolated from maize cultivar A5707, and its nucleotide sequence was determined. A total of 2085 bp was sequenced, including about 300 bp of 5'-flanking DNA that includes several potential regulatory elements not available in the previously published 15-kDa zein-encoding gene (gZ15A) sequence. Several nt differences between gZ15.4.1 and gZ15A were observed, which include two single amino acid replacements.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Unit 7242, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Drong
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Slightom
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics*; D015028:Zein / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015028:Zein