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Identification and expression of leuD Gene in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

벼(Oryza sativa L.)의 leuD 유전자

  • Lee, Eun-Tag (Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Major in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Gu (Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Major in Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University)
  • 이은탁 (영남대학교 생명공학연구소, 영남대학교 생명공학부) ;
  • 강상구 (영남대학교 생명공학연구소, 영남대학교 생명공학부)
  • Published : 2007.06.25
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Abstract

A rice OsLeuD gene for small subunit of 3-isopropylmalate isomerase (IPMI) (EC 4.2.1.33) has been isolated. OsLeuD gene is located on 109.3 cM of chromosome 2. OsLeuD gene was expressed abundantly in metabolically active organs including leaves and developing seeds, indicating that OsLeuD gene expression is developmentally regulated. The cDNA of OsLeuD gene was coded for 257 amino acids which showed 58% and 48% homology to small subunits of IPMI in OsLeuD genes of cyanobacteria and green sulfur bacteria, respectively. The molecular character of OsLeuD is closely related to those of photosynthetic bacteria rather than those of eukaryotes including fungi and yeast. This suggests that OsLeuD gene in chromosomal genome of plants may possibly be originated from chloroplast genome.

식물의 루이신 생합성에 관여하는 3-isopropylmalate isomerase (IPMI) (EC 4.2.1.33) 효소의 소단편을 암호화는 Leucine D유전자를 벼로부터 분리하고 OsLeuD유전자로 명명하였다. OsLeuD유전자는 257개의 아미노산을 암호화하고 있으며 cyanobacteria의 IPMI 단백질과는 약58% 그리고 green sulfur bacteria들의 IPMI 단백질과는 약48%의 상동성을 갖고 있었다. 벼의 OsLeuD 유전자는 japonica벼 (Oryza sativa L.)의 2번 염색체의 26.45 Mb의 위치로서 109.3 cM 거리에 좌위하고 있었다. OsLeuD유전자는 잎과 성숙하는 종자에 많이 발현이 되었으므로 대사가 급증하는 발생단계 에 발현이 조절되는 것으로 여겨진다. OsLeuD유전자와 단백질은 균류와 yeast 보다 광합성 박테리아의 유전자와 높은 동질성을 보이는 것으로 보아 OsLeuD유전자는 식물의 엽록체 유전자 genome 에서 기원하여 핵 genome으로 이동 진화된 유전자로 추측된다.

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