title: Molecular cloning and characterization of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase cDNA clones isolated from pea cotyledons.
abstract: Three ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (ADPG-PPase) cDNA clones have been isolated and characterized from a pea cotyledon cDNA library. Two of these clones (Psagps1 and Psagps2) encode the small subunit of ADPG-PPase. The deduced amino acid sequences for these two clones are 95% identical. Expression of these two genes differs in that the Psagps2 gene shows comparatively higher expression in seeds relative to its expression in other tissues. Psagps2 expression also peaks midway through seed development at a time in which Psagps1 transcripts are still accumulating. The third cDNA isolated (Psagp11) encodes the large subunit of ADPG-PPase. It shows greater selectivity in expression than either of the small subunit clones. It is highly expressed in sink organs (seed, pod, and seed coat) and undetectable in leaves.
authors.affiliation: DNA Plant Technology Corporation, Oakland, CA 94608, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Penton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dunsmuir
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dooner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018548:Cotyledon / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D051599:Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D010940:Plant Proteins; D009713:Nucleotidyltransferases; D051599:Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase