The positional cloning and expression studies of the IMMUTANS variegation locus of Arabidopsis thaliana

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Positional Cloning ◽  
Cloning And Expression ◽  
Expression Studies

scholarly journals Baculovirus expression of two protein disulphide isomerase isoforms from Caenorhabditis elegans and characterization of prolyl 4-hydroxylases containing one of these polypeptides as their β subunit

1996 ◽  
Vol 317 (3) ◽  
pp. 721-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna VEIJOLA ◽  
Pia ANNUNEN ◽  
Peppi KOIVUNEN ◽  
Antony P. PAGE ◽  
Taina PIHLAJANIEMI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Cloning And Expression ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Protein Disulphide Isomerase ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Baculovirus Expression ◽  
Expression Studies ◽  
Α Subunits

Protein disulphide isomerase (PDI; EC 5.3.4.1) is a multifunctional polypeptide that is identical to the β subunit of prolyl 4-hydroxylases. We report here on the cloning and expression of the Caenorhabditis elegans PDI/β polypeptide and its isoform. The overall amino acid sequence identity and similarity between the processed human and C. elegans PDI/β polypeptides are 61% and 85% respectively, and those between the C. elegans PDI/β polypeptide and the PDI isoform 46% and 73%. The isoform differs from the PDI/β and ERp60 polypeptides in that its N-terminal thioredoxin-like domain has an unusual catalytic site sequence -CVHC-. Expression studies in insect cells demonstrated that the C. elegans PDI/β polypeptide forms an active prolyl 4-hydroxylase α2β2 tetramer with the human α subunit and an αβ dimer with the C. elegans α subunit, whereas the C. elegans PDI isoform formed no prolyl 4-hydroxylase with either α subunit. Removal of the 32-residue C-terminal extension from the C. elegans α subunit totally eliminated αβ dimer formation. The C. elegans PDI/β polypeptide formed less prolyl 4-hydroxylase with both the human and C. elegans α subunits than did the human PDI/β polypeptide, being particularly ineffective with the C. elegans α subunit. Experiments with hybrid polypeptides in which the C-terminal regions had been exchanged between the human and C. elegans PDI/β polypeptides indicated that differences in the C-terminal region are one reason, but not the only one, for the differences in prolyl 4-hydroxylase formation between the human and C. elegans PDI/β polypeptides. The catalytic properties of the C. elegans prolyl 4-hydroxylase αβ dimer were very similar to those of the vertebrate type II prolyl 4-hydroxylase tetramer, including the Km for the hydroxylation of long polypeptide substrates.

The Sulfakinins of the Blowfly Calliphora Vomitoria. Peptide Isolation, Gene Cloning and Expression Studies

1995 ◽  
Vol 232 (2) ◽  
pp. 633-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne Duve ◽  
Alan Thorpe ◽  
Alan G. Scott ◽  
Anders H. Johnsen ◽  
Jens F. Rehfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Cloning ◽  
Cloning And Expression ◽  
Gene Cloning And Expression ◽  
Expression Studies

Genetic and contig map of a 2200-kb region encompassing 5.5 cM on chromosome 1 of Arabidopsis thaliana

Genome ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1086-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian S. Hardtke ◽  
Thomas Berleth
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Positional Cloning ◽  
Yeast Artificial Chromosome ◽  
Physical Map ◽  
Primary Root ◽  
Artificial Chromosome ◽  
Chromosome 1 ◽  
Rflp Markers ◽  
Caps Markers ◽  
Yac Contig

In the course of the isolation of the MONOPTEROS (MP) gene, required for primary root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana, a yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) contig encompassing approximately 2200 kilobases corresponding to 5.5 cM on the top arm of chromosome 1 was established. Forty-six YAC clones were characterized and 12 new restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) markers are presented. Three new codominant amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) markers were generated that enabled high resolution genetic mapping and correlation of physical and genetic distances along the contig. The map contributes to the completion of a physical map of the Arabidopsis genome and should facilitate positional cloning of other genes in the region as well as studies on genome organization. We also present another set of 11 physically linked probes, as well as mapping data for additional RFLP markers within a broader interval of 10.4 cM. Key words : Arabidopsis, CAPS markers, MONOPTEROS gene, physical map, RFLP markers, YAC contig.

Comparative studies on limb morphogenesis in mice and bats: a functional genetic approach towards a molecular understanding of diversity in organ formation

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris J. Cretekos ◽  
John J. Rasweiler IV ◽  
Richard R. Behringer
Keyword(s):  
Orthologous Gene ◽  
Cloning And Expression ◽  
Gene Cloning And Expression ◽  
Genetic Approach ◽  
Embryonic Patterning ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Limb Morphogenesis ◽  
Expression Studies ◽  
Vertebrate Embryos ◽  
Species Specific

The basis of species-specific morphogenesis has been a topic of fascination and speculation for centuries. In 1828, Karl Ernst von Baer noted that at the pharyngula stage of development all vertebrate embryos are morphologically very similar. Most subsequent hypotheses have proposed that the vertebrate body plan develops by a conserved mechanism, and that divergent forms develop by differential elaboration on this basic plan. Gene cloning and expression studies have largely confirmed that the genetic pathways of embryonic patterning are highly conserved. The finding that the proteins encoded by paralogous and orthologous genes within and between species can functionally replace each another is no longer novel; in most cases this is the expected result. How, then, does divergent morphology arise between species? One hypothesis that fits well with comparative data is that divergent morphogenesis arises from genetic differences in the timing, level and pattern of orthologous gene expression during development. This idea is being tested using a functional genetic approach comparing limb morphogenesis between the mouse and bat.

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