Isolation of a new fungi and wound-induced chitinase class in corms of Crocus sativus

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作者
Castillo Lopez, Raquel [1 ]
Gomez-Gomez, Lourdes [2 ]
机构
[1] VITAB Labs Poligono Ind Garysol C Pino, La Gineta 02110, Albacete, Spain
[2] UCLM, ETSIA, Dept Ciencia & Tecnol Agroforestal & Genet, E-02071 Albacete, Spain
关键词
Chitinase; Corms; Defence; Fusarium; Activity; Site-directed mutagenesis; AMINO-ACID-SEQUENCE; CLASS-I CHITINASE; DEFENSE RESPONSES; BINDING-PROTEINS; PLANT DEFENSE; 1ST REPORT; SAFFRON; GENES; CELLS; CLASSIFICATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.plaphy.2009.01.007
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
In plants, various chitinases have been identified and categorized into several groups based on the analysis of their sequences and domains. We have isolated SafchiA, a novel class of chitinase from saffron (Crocus sativus L.). The cDNA encoding SafchiA is mainly expressed in roots and corms, and its expression is induced by elicitor treatment, methyl jasmonate, wounding, and by the fungi Fusarium oxysporum, Beauveria and Phoma Sp., Suggesting a defence role of the protein. Furthermore, in vitro assays with the recombinant native protein showed chitinolytic, and antifungal activity. The deduced protein shares high similarity with chitinases belonging to family 19 of glycosyl-hydrolases, although some changes in the enzyme active site are present. To explore the properties of SafchiA we have expressed recombinant SafchiA in Escherichia coli and generated four different mutants affected in residues involved in the catalytic activity. One glutamic acid essential for family 19 chitinases activity is not present in C. sativus chitinase suggesting that only one acidic residue is necessary for the enzyme activity, in a similar manner as family 18 glycosyl-hydrolases. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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