title: Molecular cloning and characterization of rice 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase gene that is up-regulated by salt stress.
abstract: The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is the important metabolism pathway in plant. In the present study, a cDNA encoding one of the key enzymes of PPP, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase(6PGDH), was isolated from rice and designated as Os6PGDH. The Os6PGDH encoding protein is a cytosolic isoenzyme according to the absence of plastid transit peptide at the N-terminus. The full-length cDNA of 1751 bp encodes 480 amino acids and its putative protein sequence is 94%, 84% and 83% identical to maize, spinach and alfalfa 6PGDHs respectively. Comparison of the cloned mRNA sequence with that of the genomic sequence from the Rice Genome Project showed a simple genomic organization devoid of introns in the translated region of the gene. RT-PCR experiments revealed that Os6PGDH expression was high in inflorescence, low in root and embryos but almost absent in leaves. Furthermore, Os6PGDH was up-regulated in the shoots under salt stress. It is suggested that 6PGDH in plant may play an important role in cell division and salt response.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Rice Research Institute, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, People's Repulic of China.
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hongsheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jianfei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jinshui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D016678:Genome; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012275:Oryza / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012492:Salts; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D012492:Salts; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase