title: cDNA cloning and expression of an aminoalcoholphosphotransferase isoform in Chinese cabbage.
abstract: Aminoalcoholphosphotransferase (AAPT) catalyzes the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine from diacylglycerol plus a CDP-aminoalcohol such as CDP-choline or CDP-ethanolamine. Previously we reported the cloning of a cDNA encoding this enzyme from Chinese cabbage roots, and suggested the presence of possible isoforms [Min et al. (1997) J. Plant Biol. 40: 234]. We now report the cDNA cloning and expression analysis of a second AAPT from Chinese cabbage. This AAPT cDNA, AAPT2, contains an open reading frame of 1,170 bp coding for a protein of 389 amino acids. It shares 95% identity and 96% similarity with Chinese cabbage AAPT1 at the deduced amino acid level. The results from reverse transcriptase-PCR indicate that expression of AAPT2 is regulated temporally and up-regulated by low temperature.
authors: Department of Biology, Inha University, Inchon, Korea.
authors: Y H
authors: YH
authors: Choi
authors: J K
authors: JK
authors: Lee
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Lee
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: Cho
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001937:Brassica / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000201:enzymology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010770:Phosphotransferases; C423366:aminoalcoholphosphotransferase