Identification of citrus expressed sequence tags (ESTs) encoding pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR)-like proteins
Genet. mol. biol
; 30(3,suppl): 857-865, 2007. ilus, tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-467264
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) proteins, a subfamily of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, have been recently shown to play a role in plant defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, nothing is known about their expression in citrus. To investigate the occurrence of PDR homologues in citrus species, we have surveyed EST sequences from different tissues and conditions of the Citrus Expressed Sequence Tags (CitEST) database, through sequence similarity search analyses and inspections for characteristic PDR domains. Multiple sequence alignments, prediction of transmembrane topology and phylogenetic analysis of PDR-like proteins were additionally performed. This study allowed the identification of nine putative proteins showing characteristic PDR features in citrus species under various conditions, which may indicate a potential correlation between PDRs and stress and metabolism of citrus plants. Moreover, a tissue-specific putative PDR-like protein was found in sweet orange fruits. To our knowledge, this is the first report regarding the identification of citrus ESTs encoding PDR-like proteins as well as the first to identify a putative full ABC transporter with specific expression in fruits.
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Genet. mol. biol
Journal subject:
Genetics
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR