title: Cloning of cDNAs encoding isopropylmalate dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana and accumulation patterns of their transcripts.
abstract: Isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (IPMDH) is an enzyme in the leucine biosynthetic pathway. We isolated three IPMDH ORF sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana, and genes corresponding to these ORF sequences were designated AtIMD1, AtIMD2, and AtIMD3. Deduced amino acid sequences of the three genes contain a putative transit-peptide for plastidic localization. AtIMD1, AtIMD2, and AtIMD3 were able to complement a leu2 mutant of yeast, suggesting that these genes encode functional IPMDH. RT-PCR analysis revealed different tissue specificity of transcript accumulation for the three genes.
authors.affiliation: Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nozawa
authors.forename: Junpei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D050539:3-Isopropylmalate Dehydrogenase; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D050539:3-Isopropylmalate Dehydrogenase