Differential expression of two hemA mRNAs encoding glutamyl-tRNA reductase proteins in greening cucumber seedlings.

AUTOR(ES)

Tanaka, R

RESUMO

The first committed step of porphyrin synthesis in higher plants is the reduction of glutamyl-tRNA to glutamate 1-semialdehyde. This reaction is catalyzed by glutamyl-tRNA reductase, which is encoded by hemA genes. Two hemA cDNA clones (hemA1 and hemA2) were obtained from cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cotyledons by the PCR and cDNA library screening. They showed significant homology with published hemA sequences. Southern blot analysis of cucumber genomic DNA revealed that these genes are located at different loci and that there is another gene similar to the hemA genes. Accumulation of hemA1 mRNA was detected primarily in cotyledons and hypocotyls of greening cucumber seedlings, whereas that of hemA2 mRNA was detected in all tissues examined. Illumination of cucumber seedlings increased markedly the accumulation of hemA1 mRNA, but it did not induce remarkable changes in that of hemA2 mRNA. These findings suggest that hemA1 mRNA was accumulated in response to the demand of Chl synthesis in photosynthesizing tissues, whereas hemA2 mRNA was expressed in response to the demand of the synthesis of porphyrins other than chlorophylls.

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