Analyses of genes that encode the 15-kDa zein protein of maize: identification of potential gene regulatory elements.
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.
Drong
R F
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Molecular Biology Unit 7242, Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
Slightom
J L
JL
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*
D015028:Zein