title: Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a gene encoding a putative beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase III (KAS III) from Jatropha curcas.
abstract: A cDNA clone encoding a putative beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthase III (KAS III) was isolated from Jatropha curcas L., a woody oil plant. The cDNA clone (named JcKAS III) contained a 1203-bp open reading frame coding for 400 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of about 42 kDa. The deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA clone shares about 80% identity to KAS III from other plants, and contains a conserved Cys(176) in the active site and the amino acid motif G(355)NTSAAS(361) which is responsible for binding regulatory acyl-ACPs. Southern blotting analysis indicated that JcKAS III is a single copy gene in the J. curcas genome. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that JcKAS III was expressed in all tissues examined with highest expression in roots, and that expression of JcKAS III increased as seeds developed.
authors.affiliation: South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mei-Ru
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ping-Zhi
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chang-En
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Hua-Wu
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Guo-Jiang
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015099:3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Synthase / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D031286:Jatropha / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C077402:3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein synthase III; D015099:3-Oxoacyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Synthase