摘要
A vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase.) B subunit gene has been cloned and characterized front a phosphorus starvation induced rice root subtractive cDNA library by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method and RT-PCR amplification. This gene encodes a polypeptide of 487 amino acid residues, containing a conservative ATP binding site and with a molecular weight of 54.06 kD and an isoelectric point of 4.99, southern analysis of the. genomic DNA indicates that V-ATPase B subunit is encoded by a single gene in rice genome. The amino acid homologies of V-ATPase B subunits among different organisms range from 76% to 97% and reveals that the evolution of V-ATPase B subunit is accompanied with the biological evolution. Expression pattern analysis indicated that the maximal expression of V-ATPase B subunit gene occurred at an early stage (6 - 12 h) after phosphorus starvation in roots, and lately stage (24 - 48 It) in leaves. Under phosphorus deficiency, the up-regulated expression of V-ATPase gene was presumed to strengthen the proton transport and provide the required energy to maintain an electrochemical gradient across the tonoplast to facilitate Phosphorus transport.
利用抑制性扣除杂交 (SSH)技术构建水稻 (OryzasativaL .)根系磷饥饿诱导cDNA文库 ,获得编码液泡ATPase (V_ATPase)B亚基的克隆 ,通过反转录PCR方法获得该基因的完整序列。该基因编码 4 87个氨基酸 ,含有一个保守的ATP结合位点 ,其蛋白分子量为 5 4 .0 6kD ,等电点为 4 .99。Southern印迹表明 ,V_ATPaseB亚基基因在水稻基因组中以单拷贝形式存在。氨基酸同源性分析发现 ,V_ATPaseB亚基是一个较为保守的蛋白亚基 ,其序列变化伴随生物的进化过程同步进行。Northern印迹表明 ,V_ATPaseB亚基在水稻根系中受到磷饥饿诱导表达 ,磷饥饿 6～ 12h出现表达高峰 ,而在叶片中表达高峰有所滞后 (2 4～ 4 8h)。在缺磷环境条件下 ,ATPaseB亚基可能通过提高其表达量 ,进而提高质子转运活性 ,形成跨膜的电化学梯度 ,为体内储备磷跨液泡膜运输提供能量 ,从而提高植物体内磷的利用效率及其耐低磷的能力。
基金
国家重点基础研究发展规划资助项目(G0 9990 1170 0 )
国家转基因植物研究与产业化专项基金(J00_A_00 8)。NCBI登录号:AF3 75 0 5 2~~
