title: Molecular cloning and characterization of a CBF gene from Capsella bursa-pastoris.
abstract: A new CBF gene was cloned from Capsella bursa-pastoris(shepherd's purse) by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full-length cDNA of C. bursa-pastoris CBF gene (designated as Cbcbf) was 1034 bp long and contained a 657 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a putative DRE/CRT (LTRE)-binding protein of 219 amino acids. The predicted CbCBF protein was found to have a potential nuclear localization signal (NLS) in its N-terminal region followed by an AP2 DNA-binding motif and an acidic C-terminal half that might act as an activator domain. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that Cbcbf strongly resembled other CBF genes from Arabidopsis thaliana (cbf1, cbf2, cbf3) and Brassica napus (Bncbf5, Bncbf 7, Bncbf16 and Bncbf17). Subsequent cold acclimation assay showed that Cbcbf was relevant to cold acclimation. Our study implies that Cbcbf might have similar functions possessed by other CBF genes such as inducing the expression of some cold-regulated genes and increasing plants' freezing tolerance.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, Morgan-Tan International Center for Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xinglong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sixiu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhonghai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xuefen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yongzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Xiaofen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Kexuan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D029687:Capsella / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003080:Cold Temperature; D019295:Computational Biology; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators