title: Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of a gene encoding a cotton palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase.
abstract: A cotton genomic clone containing a 17.4-kb DNA segment was found to encompass a palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (Fat B1) gene. The gene spans 3.6 kb with six exons and five introns, and is apparently the first plant FatB acyl-ACP thioesterase gene to be completely sequenced. The six exons are identical in nucleotide sequence to the open reading frame of the corresponding cDNA, and would encode a preprotein of 413 amino acids. The preprotein can clearly be identified as a FatB acyl-ACP thioesterase from its similarity to the deduced amino acid sequences of other FatB thioesterase preproteins. A 5'-flanking region of 914 bp was sequenced, with the potential TATA basal promoter 324 bp upstream from the ATG initiation codon. The 5'-flanking sequence also has a putative CAAT box and two presumptive basic region helixloop-helix (bHLH) elements with the consensus motif CANNTG (termed an E box), implicated as being a positive regulatory element in seed-specific gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton 76203-5220, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Yoder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nampaisansuk
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Pirtle
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pirtle
mesh_terms: D000213:Acyl Carrier Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005091:Exons; D015698:Genomic Library; D003368:Gossypium / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000213:Acyl Carrier Protein; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D010940:Plant Proteins; D013869:Thiolester Hydrolases; C018748:oleoyl-(acyl-carrier-protein) hydrolase