<i>JnCML</i>-<i>like</i>, an EF-hand motif-containing gene seasonally upregulated in the transition zone of black walnut (<i>Juglans nigra</i>L.)
<i>JnCML</i>-<i>like</i>, an EF-hand motif-containing gene seasonally upregulated in the transition zone of black walnut (<i>Juglans nigra</i>L.)作者机构：不详
出 版 物：《American Journal of Molecular Biology》 (美国分子生物学期刊（英文）)
年 卷 期：2011年第1卷第3期
页 面：140-155页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Transition Zone M-Calpain Juglans Nigra Grancalcin
摘 要：The economic value of a black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) tree is strongly determined by the quality and quantity of darkly colored heartwood in its stem. To understand the regulation of heartwood formation, we analyzed the region of heartwood formation in walnut stems (i.e., the transition zone, TZ) for the expression of 80 ESTs. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and real-time PCR was performed to detect expression changes of candidate genes in the TZ and sapwood of trees harvested in summer and fall. Results revealed that the transcript of a clone containing two presumed EF-hand motifs was expressed at higher levels in the TZ than in other xylem tissues. Analysis of the full-length coding sequence revealed that the black walnut gene JnCML-like is similar to grancalcin-like calcium-binding EF hand proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana (At3g10300) and Zea mays (NM 001153810). A model of the predicted structure of JnCML-like showed it is similar to grancalcin and m-calpain, penta-EF-hand family proteins associated with cell proliferation, differentiation and programmed cell death. JnCML-like transcript was detected in tissue from the region of the pith meristem, and in roots, embryogenic callus, vascular cambium, female flowers, male flowers, green leaves, and partially and fully senescent leaves of black walnut, although transcript abundance varied considerably among these tissues.
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