COMPLEMENTATION OF A YEAST-CELL CYCLE MUTANT BY AN ALFALFA CDNA-ENCODING A PROTEIN-KINASE HOMOLOGOUS TO P34CDC2

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作者
HIRT, H [1 ]
PAY, A [1 ]
GYORGYEY, J [1 ]
BAKO, L [1 ]
NEMETH, K [1 ]
BOGRE, L [1 ]
SCHWEYEN, RJ [1 ]
HEBERLEBORS, E [1 ]
DUDITS, D [1 ]
机构
[1] HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI,BIOL RES CTR,INST GENET,INST PLANT PATHOL,H-6701 SZEGED,HUNGARY
关键词
PLANT CELL CYCLE; MEDICAGO-SATIVA L; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.88.5.1636
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The cdc2 protein kinase plays a central role in control of the eukaryotic cell cycle of animals and yeasts. We have isolated a cDNA clone (cdc2Ms) from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) that is homologous to the yeast cdc2/CDC28 genes. The encoded protein is 64% identical to the yeast and mammalian counterparts and shows all the prominent structural features known from these organisms. Antibody raised against a 16-amino acid synthetic peptide with crossreactivity against p34 proteins recognized a 34-kilodalton protein in extracts of alfalfa cells. When transferred into a fission yeast, the plant cdc2 homolog can complement a temperature-sensitive cdc2 mutant. Northern analysis revealed higher transcript levels in shoots and suspension cultures than in roots. In addition to the dominant transcript of 1.4 kilobases detected in the poly(A)+ fraction, 2.5- and 1.2-kilobase transcripts were detected in total RNA preparations from shoots or somatic embryos. Suspension cultures that were induced to form somatic embryos by an auxin (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) showed fluctuations in transcription pattern during the induction period and embryogenesis.
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页码:1636 / 1640
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