Revista: | Genetics and molecular biology |
Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
Número de sistema: | 000410355 |
ISSN: | 1415-4757 |
Autores: | Zhou, Kunneng1 Xia, Jiafa1 Wang, Yuanlei1 Ma, Tingchen1 Li, Zefu1 |
Instituciones: | 1Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rice Research Institute, Hefei, Anhui. China |
Año: | 2017 |
Periodo: | Sep |
Volumen: | 40 |
Número: | 3 |
Paginación: | 630-642 |
País: | Brasil |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
Enfoque: | Experimental, aplicado |
Resumen en inglés | Chloroplast development and chlorophyll (Chl) biosynthesis in plants are regulated by many genes, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely elusive. We isolated a rice mutant named yss2 (young seedling stripe2) with a striated seedling phenotype beginning from leaf 2 of delayed plant growth. The mutant developed normal green leaves from leaf 5, but reduced tillering and chlorotic leaves and panicles appeared later. Chlorotic yss2 seedlings have decreased pigment contents and impaired chloroplast development. Genetic analysis showed that the mutant phenotype was due to a single recessive gene. Positional cloning and sequence analysis identified a single nucleotide substitution in YSS2 gene causing an amino acid change from Gly to Asp. The YSS2 allele encodes a NDPK2 (nucleoside diphosphate kinase 2) protein showing high similarity to other types of NDPKs. Real-time RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that YSS2 transcripts accumulated highly in L4 sections at the early leaf development stage. Expression levels of genes associated with Chl biosynthesis and photosynthesis in yss2 were mostly decreased, but genes involved in chloroplast biogenesis were up-regulated compared to the wild type. The YSS2 protein was associated with punctate structures in the chloroplasts of rice protoplasts. Our overall data suggest that YSS2 has important roles in chloroplast biogenesis |
Disciplinas: | Biología |
Palabras clave: | Genética, Gramíneas, Cloroplastos, Biogénesis, Mutaciones, Nucleósidos, Clonación posicional, Arroz, Oryza sativa |
Keyword: | Biology, Genetics, Gramineae, Chloroplasts, Biogenesis, Mutations, Nucleosides, Positional cloning, Rice, Oryza sativa |
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