title: Characterization of the gene for delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase and correlation between the expression of the gene and salt tolerance in Oryza sativa L.
abstract: A cDNA for delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C) synthetase (cOsP5CS), an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of proline, was isolated and characterized from a cDNA library prepared from 14-day-old seedlings of Oryza sativa cv. Akibare. The deduced amino acid sequence of the P5CS protein (OsP5CS) from O. sativa exhibited 74.2% and 75.5% homology to that of the P5CS from Arabidopsis thaliana and Vigna aconitifolia, respectively. Northern blot analysis revealed that the gene for P5CS (OsP5CS) was induced by high salt, dehydration, treatment of ABA and cold treatment, while it was not induced by heat treatment. Simultaneously, accumulation of proline was observed as a result of high salt treatment in O. sativa. Moreover, the levels of expression of OsP5CS mRNA and content of proline under salt stress condition were compared between a salt-tolerant cultivar, Dee-gee-woo-gen (DGWG) and a salt-sensitive breeding line, IR28. It was observed that the expression of the P5CS gene and the accumulation of proline in DGWG steadily increased, whereas those in IR28 increased slightly.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Hatoyama, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshiba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sanada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi-Shinozaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
mesh_terms: D050842:1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Dehydrogenase; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004351:Drug Resistance; D015870:Gene Expression; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012275:Oryza / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / Q000235:genetics*; D011392:Proline / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011392:Proline; D050842:1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Dehydrogenase; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors