ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Tobacco
;
Nicotiana tabacum
;
Actin
;
Pollen
;
Gene family
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The actin gene family of Nicotiana tabacum has been partially characterised by Southern hybridisation and by isolating λEMBL4 recombinants from a genomic library having homology to the soybean actin gene, Sac3. The number of actin genes with homology to Sac3 is estimated at between 20 to 30, based on Southern hybridisation and library screening, though the total gene family may be larger. Twenty-four recombinant λ clones were isolated, 18 had unique restriction profiles and from these, 2 clones, Tac9 and Tac25, were selected for further study. The region of Tac25 hybridizing to Sac3 was sequenced and shown to contain an open reading frame (ORF) with homology to actin. Partial sequencing of Tac9 revealed a sequence with homology to the third exon of Tac25 and Sac3. The two tobacco actin sequences were compared to other reported actin gene sequences; Tac25 was closely related to the allelic potato actins, Pac58 and Pac85, while Tac9 was more related to Pac79 than to other plant actins. Northern hybridisation analysis showed that while Tac9 detected actin transcripts in RNA from root, leaf, stigma and pollen, Tac25 transcripts were only detected in pollen RNA.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00277069
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