LECTIN GENES FROM THE LEGUME MEDICAGO-TRUNCATULA

被引:19
作者
BAUCHROWITZ, MA [1 ]
BARKER, DG [1 ]
NADAUD, I [1 ]
ROUGE, P [1 ]
LESCURE, B [1 ]
机构
[1] FAC SCI PHARMACEUT TOULOUSE, BIOL CELLULAIRE LAB, F-31062 TOULOUSE, FRANCE
关键词
FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; LECTIN GENES; MEDICAGO-TRUNCATULA;
D O I
10.1007/BF00040532
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report the cloning and characterization of two lectin genes from Medicago truncatula, designated Mtlec1 and Mtlec2. The two genes show a high degree of homolog and apparently belong to a small multigene family. Mtlec1 appears to encode a functional lectin with 277 amino acids, whereas Mtlec2 is probably non-functional, since a frameshift mutation (insertion of two nucleotides) leads to premature translation termination after only 98 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of the polypeptide MtLEC1 suggests that this lectin is a metalloprotein with Glc/Man specificity.
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页数:7
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