Molecular characterization of stress resistance-related chitinase genes of Brassica rapa
Molecular characterization of stress resistance-related chitinase genes of Brassica rapa
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DOI:
10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.06.015
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
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6.5
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Nou, Ill-Sup
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作者:
Ahmed, Nasar Uddin;Park, Jong-In;Nou, Ill-Sup
Brassica is an important vegetable group worldwide that is impacted by biotic and abiotic stresses. Molecular biology techniques offer the most efficient approach to address these concerns. Inducible plant defense responses include the production of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins, and chitinases are very important PR proteins. We collected 30 chitinase like genes, three from our full-length cDNA library of Brassica rapa cv. Osome and 27 from Brassica databases. Sequence analysis and comparison study confirmed that they were all class I-V and VII chitinase genes. These genes also showed a high degree of homology with other biotic stress resistance-related plant chitinases. An organ-specific expression of these genes was observed and among these, seven genes showed significant responses after infection with Fusarium oxysporum tsp. conglutinans in cabbage and sixteen genes showed responsive expression after abiotic stress treatments in Chinese cabbage. BrCLP1, 8, 10, 17 and 18 responded commonly after biotic and abiotic stress treatments indicating their higher potentials. Taken together, the results presented herein suggest that these chitinase genes may be useful resources in the development of stress resistant Brassica. (C) 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.