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Expression Analysis of Segmentally Duplicated ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 genes in Maize

Expression Analysis of Segmentally Duplicated ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 genes in Maize Gene duplication and alternative splicing (AS) are two evolutionary mechanisms that can increase functional diversification of genes. Here, we found that a previously uncharacterized ZmMPK4 (ZmMPK3-1b in this research) is a splicing variant. ZmMPK3-1 can undergo AS by retaining the third intron (90 nucleotides) to generate an atypical mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) gene: ZmMPK3-1b. Furthermore, we found that ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 were segmentally duplicated genes in the maize genome, located on chromosomes 9 and 1, respectively. ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 were expressed differentially in maize root, stem, and leaf. ZmMPK3-1 was expressed predominantly in roots under normal growth conditions, whereas ZmMPK3-2 accumulated predominantly in stem and leaf. In leaf, both ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 were regulated by ABA (100 μM) or NaCl (200 mM). AS of ZmMPK3-1 occurred mainly in leaves in our tested organs. In leaves, splicing variant ZmMPK3-1a, but not ZmMPK3-1b, is regulated by ABA (100 μM) or NaCl (200 mM). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plant Molecular Biology Reporter Springer Journals

Expression Analysis of Segmentally Duplicated ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 genes in Maize

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Life Sciences; Plant Sciences; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Proteomics; Metabolomics; Bioinformatics
ISSN
0735-9640
eISSN
1572-9818
DOI
10.1007/s11105-012-0489-4
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Abstract

Gene duplication and alternative splicing (AS) are two evolutionary mechanisms that can increase functional diversification of genes. Here, we found that a previously uncharacterized ZmMPK4 (ZmMPK3-1b in this research) is a splicing variant. ZmMPK3-1 can undergo AS by retaining the third intron (90 nucleotides) to generate an atypical mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) gene: ZmMPK3-1b. Furthermore, we found that ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 were segmentally duplicated genes in the maize genome, located on chromosomes 9 and 1, respectively. ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 were expressed differentially in maize root, stem, and leaf. ZmMPK3-1 was expressed predominantly in roots under normal growth conditions, whereas ZmMPK3-2 accumulated predominantly in stem and leaf. In leaf, both ZmMPK3-1 and ZmMPK3-2 were regulated by ABA (100 μM) or NaCl (200 mM). AS of ZmMPK3-1 occurred mainly in leaves in our tested organs. In leaves, splicing variant ZmMPK3-1a, but not ZmMPK3-1b, is regulated by ABA (100 μM) or NaCl (200 mM).

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Plant Molecular Biology ReporterSpringer Journals

Published: Aug 3, 2012

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