title: Characterization of a spinach gene responsive to low temperature and water stress.
abstract: The characterization of a cDNA for an 85 kDa spinach protein, CAP85 (cold acclimation protein) that is responsive to cold acclimation and water stress is described. Both transcript and protein levels are increased during cold acclimation and water stress. A novel characteristic of CAP85 is the presence of an 11 amino acid, lysine-rich repeat, common to Group 2 LEAs (late embryogenesis abundant proteins), which is included within a larger repeating motif present in 11 copies. Two other motifs of 8 and 16 residues are also found in three and four copies, respectively. CAP85 like other dehydrins and cold-regulated polypeptides remains soluble upon boiling. Protein blot analyses indicate that CAP85 protein is expressed in all aerial tissues as well as in roots. RNA blots show the presence of mRNA for the 85 kDa protein in leaf, petiole, and root tissue. Cell fractionation studies suggest that CAP85 is predominantly found in the cytosol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Neven
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Haskell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hofig
authors.forename: Q B
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Guy
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015723:Gene Library; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014867:Water
chemical_list: C079481:CAP85 protein, Spinacia oleracea; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D014867:Water; D004247:DNA