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Inflorescence‐specific genes from Arabidopsis thaliana encoding glycine‐rich proteins
Author(s) -
Oliveira D.E.,
Franco L.O.,
Simoens C.,
Seurinck J.,
Coppieters J.,
Botterman J.,
Montagu M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1993.03040495.x
Subject(s) - gene , inflorescence , arabidopsis thaliana , arabidopsis , biology , complementary dna , genetics , homology (biology) , genome , botany , mutant
Genomic and cDNA clones for three inflorescence‐specific genes from Arabidopsis thaliana were isolated and characterized. The genes are tandemly organized in the genome on a 10 kb fragment. The expression of these genes is coordinately regulated in a developmental and organ‐specific pattern. They are expressed predominantly in anthers at the later stage of flower development. The primary structure of the encoded gene products exhibits comparable features consisting of a hydrophobic domain at the N‐terminal region followed by repeated glycine‐rich motifs. Little homology is observed either between the glycine‐rich domain of the three genes or with previously described glycine‐rich proteins from other plant species.