title: Isolation and identification of a cold-inducible gene encoding a putative DRE-binding transcription factor from Festuca arundinacea.
abstract: A new DRE-binding protein gene FaDREB1 encoded for an AP2/ERFBP-type transcription factor was isolated by RACE-PCR from Festuca arundinacea Schreb seedlings. Its cDNA was sequenced with 988 bp, from which a protein with 216 amino acid residues was deduced with a predicted molecular mass of 23.479 kDa and a pI of 4.70. A search of the Protein Blast data revealed that this protein can be classified as a typical member of the AP2/EREBP family of DNA-binding proteins. The tissue organ-specific expression pattern of the FaDREB1 gene showed that its transcripts were abundant in leaves and leaf sheaths, and scarce in roots. Southern blot analysis indicated that it is a multiple-copy gene. Its mRNA accumulation profiles made clear that its expression was strongly induced by cold treatment, weakly induced by drought and salt stress, but did not respond to ABA treatment. It was concluded that the protein FaDREB1 may be involved in the process of plant response to cold stress through an ABA-independent pathway.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China.
authors.forename: Mingjuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Shiyou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Yuxiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Xiangjuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Shihua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003080:Cold Temperature; D031751:Festuca / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors