title: Comparison of the structure and expression pattern for a low molecular weight heat-shock protein cDNA clone from Nicotiana tabacum.
abstract: We isolated a cDNA clone, named TLHS-1, for a low molecular weight heat-shock protein (LMW HSP) from tobacco. The nucleotide sequence determination of the clone identified an open reading frame for 159 amino acids. To the upstream of the open reading frame, a sequence of 124 nucleotides was determined. To the 3' downstream of the open reading frame, 212 nucleotides were identified which carried a poly(A) tail. A comparison of the open reading frame of TLHS-1 with the previously reported class I LMW HSPs showed a high identity which classified the TLHS-1 as a class I LMW HSP cDNA clone. Reexamination of the amino acid sequences for LMW HSPs including the TLHS-1 argued for the necessity to redraw the consensus region. Six consensus regions were proposed instead of the two consensus regions suggested previously. A RNA blot hybridization for TLHS-1 showed the typical expression pattern of a heat-shock inducible gene from 3 common tobacco cultivars. The genomic DNA blot hybridization for the TLHS-1 gene from the 3 tobacco cultivars showed identical patterns. These results implied that the expression control and structure of the TLHS-1 gene have been well conserved in the tobacco cultivars which are not bred for high temperature stress resistance.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University, Korea.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018745:Genome, Plant; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018744:DNA, Plant; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins