木薯苹果酸脱氢酶基因克隆和表达分析

摘要

为从木薯块根中获得苹果酸脱氢酶(MDH)基因,并研究其在转录水平的表达变化规律,利用RACE技术从木薯“华南8号”块根中克隆得到了苹果酸脱氢酶基因,其cDNA全长1 175 bp,包含999 bp的开放阅读框,共编码332个氨基酸.从木薯“华南8号”中获得的MDH氨基酸序列,与其它物种的该序列相似度达84％～94％,包含细胞质苹果酸脱氢酶中高度保守的NAD结合基元“TGAAGQI”和催化基元“IWGNH”.木薯MDH基因与块根淀粉合成相关,在块根发育前期表达量较低,膨大期表达量较高,膨大后期表达量逐渐降低.%A 1 175 bp cDNA sequence of MDH with a 999 bp open reading frame,encoding a protein with 332 amino acids,was obtained from cassava SC8 roots by RACE (rapid-amplification of cDNA ends) to study the expressional pattern of malate dehydrogenase (MDH) mRNA.The MDH shared 84％～94％ of amino acid sequence identities with MDH from other species,and contained a typical NAD+ binding motif (TGAAGQI) and a catalytic motif (IWGNH),suggesting it was a cytosolic molate dehydrogenase (cyMDH) gene.MDH was perhaps involved in the process of starch accumulation in cassava,the expression of cassava MDH was up regulated during storage root thinckening.