Bhardwaj, P K and Kaur, J and Sobti, R C and Kumar, Sanjay (2012) Identification and expression analysis of CjLTI, a novel low temperature responsive gene from Caragana jubata. Journal of Molecular Biology Reports, 39. pp. 3197-3202.

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Abstract

Abstract Using rapid amplification of cDNA ends, a full length cDNA (CjLTI) was cloned from apical buds of Caragana jubata, a plant species that grows under extreme cold. The cDNA obtained was 573 bp long consisting of an open reading frame of 351 bp encoding 116 amino acids. Homology analysis did not exhibit significant similarity with any sequence at NCBI database, therefore it was deduced as a novel gene. Secondary structure analysis suggested that the deduced CjLTI contained 25.86% ahelices, 4.31% b-turns, 6.90% extended strands, and 62.93% random coils. The hydropathy profile suggested CjLTI to be a hydrophobic protein having characteristic features of signal peptides at N-terminus. The gene exhibited down-regulation at 5 min of exposure to low temperature (LT, 4 ± 3�C) followed by a strong up-regulation after 15 min and onwards. Methyl jasmonate (MJ) lead to up-regulation of CjLTI starting at 5 min onwards. The gene exhibited up- and down-regulation of expression pattern in response to abscisic acid (ABA) and salicylic acid (SA). Mild drought stress slightly up-regulated gene expression and at severe drought (up to 115% reduction in leaf water potential) slight down-regulation of gene expression was observed. These results suggested CjLTI to be a LT responsive gene wherein MJ, ABA and SA pathways might be involved in regulating the gene expression.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ABA. Differential display. Jasmonate. Low temperature. RACE. Salicylate
Subjects:	Plant sciences Natural Product Chemistry
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. Aparna Maitra Pati
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2012 09:30
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2012 09:30
URI:	http://ihbt.csircentral.net/id/eprint/958

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