title: Genomic cloning and characterization of a Pto-like gene SsPto-2 from Solanum surattense.
abstract: A Pto-like gene (designated as SsPto-2) was isolated from Solanum surattense by using genomic walker technology which encoded a cytoplasmically localized serine-threonine protein kinase. Analysis of the 2365 bp segment revealed a gene including a 905 bp 5' flanking region, a 924 bp open reading frame (ORF) and a 536 bp 3' flanking region. The deduced amino acid sequence of the SsPto-2 gene shared high homology with other known Ptos. The deduced SsPto-2 protein contained no signal peptide with a calculated molecular weight of 34.61 kDa. The analysis of SsPto-2 promoter region and terminator region was also presented. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed that SsPto-2 transcripts were up-regulated by defense-related factors such as gibberellic acid (GA(3)), salicylic acid (SA) and down-regulated by darkness. The cloning of the SsPto-2 gene will allow us to further study its potential role in disease resistance.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Morgan-Tan International Center for Life Sciences, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Beibei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xinglong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pi
authors.forename: Hainian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Xiaofen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Kexuan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D003624:Darkness; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005875:Gibberellins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D032322:Solanum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005875:Gibberellins; C007842:gibberellic acid; D020156:Salicylic Acid