title: Identification of putative gene encoded on ORF16 of the 81 kb contig of Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome III as alpha-mannosidase.
abstract: We isolated cDNA corresponding to open reading frame (ORF) 16 of the 81 kb contig of Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome III [Quigley., Nucleic Acids Res., 24, 4313-4318 (1996)] and expressed alpha-mannosidase activity in tobacco suspension-cultured cells, which revealed that ORF16 encodes alpha-mannosidase. We also suggested that Arabidopsis harbors three genes encoding alpha-mannosidase by homology search against the database.
authors.affiliation: The International Center for Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. fujiyama@icb.osaka-u.ac.jp
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authors.lastname: Fujiyama
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authors.lastname: Kira
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authors.lastname: Iizuka
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authors.lastname: Kimura
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authors.lastname: Seki