title: Analysis and mapping of gene families encoding beta-1,3-glucanases of soybean.
abstract: Oligonucleotide primers designed for conserved sequences from coding regions of beta-1,3-glucanase genes from different species were used to amplify related sequences from soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Sequencing and cross-hybridization of amplification products indicated that at least 12 classes of beta-1,3-glucanase genes exist in the soybean. Members of classes mapped to 34 loci on five different linkage groups using an F(2) population of 56 individuals. beta-1,3-Glucanase genes are clustered onto regions of five linkage groups. Data suggest that more closely related genes are clustered together on one linkage group or on duplicated regions of linkage groups. Northern blot analyses performed on total RNA from root, stem, leaf, pod, flower bud, and hypocotyl using DNA probes for the different classes of beta-1,3-glucanase genes revealed that the mRNA levels of all classes were low in young leaves. SGlu2, SGlu4, SGlu7, and SGlu12 mRNA were highly accumulated in young roots and hypocotyls. SGlu7 mRNA also accumulated in pods and flower buds.
authors.affiliation: Interdepartmental Plant Physiology Program and Department of Botany, Zoology/Genetics and USDA ARS CICG Research Unit, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage / Q000235:genetics; D043326:Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D011003:Ploidies; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013025:Glycine max / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D043326:Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase