Molecular Characterization of Two Brassica napus Pollen-Expressed Genes Encoding Putative Arabinogalactan Proteins
- 1 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 110 (4) , 1231-1237
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.110.4.1231
Abstract
Two highly homologous cDNA clones, Sta 39-3 and Sta 39-4, corresponding to mRNAs highly expressed in Brassica napus cv Westar stamens were isolated by differential screening and characterized. Northern blot and in situ analyses demonstrated that Sta 39-3 and Sta 39-4 transcripts accumulate in pollen following the first pollen mitosis and are abundant at pollen maturity, thus identifying them as "late" pollen genes. Sta 39-3 and Sta 39-4 belong to a small gene family. Their predicted proteins share similarities with those deduced from recently isolated cDNAs encoding arabinogalactan proteins, which include a similar molecular mass (approximately 13 kD); high levels of alanine, proline, serine, and threonine, which are interspersed throughout the protein with no obvious repetitive motif; low levels of cysteine, histidine, tryptophan, and tyrosine; and hydrophobic N- and C-terminal ends. The Sta 39-3 and Sta 39-4 proteins may play a role in pollen germination and tube growth.Keywords
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