MULTIPLE MESSENGER-RNA CODING FOR PHOSPHOLIPID-TRANSFER PROTEIN FROM ZEA-MAYS ARISE FROM ALTERNATIVE SPLICING

被引:30
作者
ARONDEL, V
TCHANG, F
BAILLET, B
VIGNOLS, F
GRELLET, F
DELSENY, M
KADER, JC
PUIGDOMENECH, P
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 06,PHYSIOL CELLULAIRE & MOLEC LAB,CNRS,URA 1180,F-75230 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PERPIGNAN,PHYSIOL VEGETALE LAB,CNRS,UA 565,F-66025 PERPIGNAN,FRANCE
[3] CSIC,CID,DEPT GENET MOLEC,BARCELONA,SPAIN
关键词
RECOMBINANT DNA; MAIZE; CDNA CLONING;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(91)90045-D
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We have isolated a novel cDNA coding for maize phospholipid-transfer protein. The cDNA sequence is similar to the first one obtained by Tchang et al. [J. Biol. Chem. 263 (1988) 16849-16855] differing only by a small number of nucleotide substitutions and insertions. One of these insertions is 74 bp long and is flanked by consensus intron splicing sequences. The protein coded by the two cDNA has identical amino acids except in the C terminus. This difference derived from the presence of the 74-bp insert. The possible existence of an alternative splicing mechanism that could introduce heterogeneity in the sequence of these proteins is proposed.
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页码:133 / 136
页数:4
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