title: An alfalfa rubisco small subunit homologue shares cis-acting elements with the regulatory sequences of the RbcS-3A gene from pea.
abstract: A genomic clone of RbcS was isolated from an alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. cv. Apica) genomic library and characterized. Although this clone has structural features similar to a functional gene, the second exon is interrupted by a stop codon and thus is not fully translatable in the plant. Sequence analysis of the 5' and 3' noncoding regions of RbcSK-1A showed a high sequence homology to the flanking sequences of the RbcS-3A gene from pea. The regions of homology contain many important cis-regulatory elements shown to be essential for regulation of the RbcS-3A gene in pea. The promoter of this alfalfa rubisco clone was used in a translational fusion to test its ability to control the expression of the GUS reporter gene in an homologous nuclear background. High levels of GUS enzyme activity were recorded. These strong levels are comparable to some exceptionally high levels produced in other studies following the use of photosynthesis gene promoters in fusions with the GUS reporter gene.
authors.affiliation: Department de Phytologie, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khoudi
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Vézina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mercier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Castonguay
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laberge
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D018628:Gene Dosage; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000528:radiation effects; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000235:genetics; D008027:Light; D000455:Medicago sativa / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000235:genetics*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000032:analysis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018749:RNA, Plant; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D005966:Glucuronidase; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase