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Characterization, subcellular localization and nuclear targeting of casein kinase2 from Zeamays

Characterization, subcellular localization and nuclear targeting of casein kinase2 from Zeamays We have isolated and characterized the genomic clone of maize casein kinase 2 (CK2) α subunit using the previously described αCK2-1 cDNA clone as a probe. The genomic clone is 7.5 kb long and contains 10 exons, separated by 9 introns of different size, two larger than 1.5 kb and the others around 100–150 bp. The sequence of the exons is 100% homologous to the sequence of the αCK2-1 cDNA. Southern hybridization of total genomic DNA from maize embryos with αCK2 cDNA indicated that the αCK2-1 gene is part of a multigenic family. We also isolated a new embryo cDNA clone coding for an αCK2-2 subunit. We studied the regulation of the enzyme in embryos at the mRNA level, at the protein level and by activity testing. By using immunocytochemistry the CK2 protein was localized in several types of cells of mature embryos. Particularly strong signals were visible in the cytoplasm of epidermis and meristematic cells. Decoration of nuclei of root cortex and scutellum cells was also observed suggesting that CK2 can shift from the cytoplasm into nuclei in specific cell types. We examined whether CK2 contained specific protein domains which actively target the protein to the nucleus by using in-frame fusions of the maize CK2 α subunit to the reporter gene encoding β-glucuronidase (GUS) which were assayed in transiently transformed onion epidermal cells. Analysis of chimeric constructs identified one region containing a nuclear localization signal (NLS) that is highly conserved in other αCK2 proteins. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plant Molecular Biology Springer Journals

Characterization, subcellular localization and nuclear targeting of casein kinase2 from Zeamays

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1999 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Life Sciences; Biochemistry, general; Plant Sciences; Plant Pathology
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0167-4412
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1573-5028
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10.1023/A:1006196530079
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Abstract

We have isolated and characterized the genomic clone of maize casein kinase 2 (CK2) α subunit using the previously described αCK2-1 cDNA clone as a probe. The genomic clone is 7.5 kb long and contains 10 exons, separated by 9 introns of different size, two larger than 1.5 kb and the others around 100–150 bp. The sequence of the exons is 100% homologous to the sequence of the αCK2-1 cDNA. Southern hybridization of total genomic DNA from maize embryos with αCK2 cDNA indicated that the αCK2-1 gene is part of a multigenic family. We also isolated a new embryo cDNA clone coding for an αCK2-2 subunit. We studied the regulation of the enzyme in embryos at the mRNA level, at the protein level and by activity testing. By using immunocytochemistry the CK2 protein was localized in several types of cells of mature embryos. Particularly strong signals were visible in the cytoplasm of epidermis and meristematic cells. Decoration of nuclei of root cortex and scutellum cells was also observed suggesting that CK2 can shift from the cytoplasm into nuclei in specific cell types. We examined whether CK2 contained specific protein domains which actively target the protein to the nucleus by using in-frame fusions of the maize CK2 α subunit to the reporter gene encoding β-glucuronidase (GUS) which were assayed in transiently transformed onion epidermal cells. Analysis of chimeric constructs identified one region containing a nuclear localization signal (NLS) that is highly conserved in other αCK2 proteins.

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Plant Molecular Biology – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 30, 2004

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