THE EXTENSIN SIGNAL PEPTIDE ALLOWS SECRETION OF A HETEROLOGOUS PROTEIN FROM PROTOPLASTS

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作者
DELOOSE, M [1 ]
GHEYSEN, G [1 ]
TIRE, C [1 ]
GIELEN, J [1 ]
VILLARROEL, R [1 ]
GENETELLO, C [1 ]
VANMONTAGU, M [1 ]
DEPICKER, A [1 ]
INZE, D [1 ]
机构
[1] STATE UNIV GHENT,GENET LAB,KL LEDEGANCKSTR 35,B-9000 GHENT,BELGIUM
关键词
CELL WALL PROTEIN; NICOTIANA-PLUMBAGINIFOLIA; RECOMBINANT DNA;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(91)90038-D
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Extensins are hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins which are amongst the most abundant proteins present in the cell wall of higher plants. Here, we describe the structural analysis of an extensin-encoding gene from Nicotiana plumbaginifolia. The encoded protein (46 kDa) has a highly repetitive structure and contains 37% proline, 18.1% tyrosine, 13.4% lysine, 8.1% serine and 7.1% histidine. The extensin-encoding sequence contains a typical signal peptide for translocation of the protein to the endoplasmic reticulum. By using chimeric genes consisting of different 5' parts of the extensin-encoding gene and the neomycin phosphotransferase II-encoding gene (nptII) as reporter gene, we show that the N-terminal part of extensin can mediate the secretion of NPTII from electroporated N. tabacum protoplasts.
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页数:6
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