Molecular diversity of phospholipase D in angiosperms

0172282 - UEB-Q 20023067 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Eliáš, M. - Potocký, M. - Cvrčková, F. - Žárský, Viktor
Molecular diversity of phospholipase D in angiosperms.
BMC Genomics. Roč. 3, č. 2 (2002), s. 1-15. ISSN 1471-2164. E-ISSN 1471-2164
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LN00A081; GA ČR GA204/02/1461
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z5038910
Keywords : Arabidopsis thaliana * diversity * independention on Ca2+
Subject RIV: EB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology

Taking advantage of sequence data available in public databases, we attempted to provide a prerequisite for such an approach. We made a complete inventory of the Arabidopsis thaliana PLD family, which was found to comprise 12 distinct genes. The current nomenclature of Arabidopsis PLDs was refined and expanded to include five newly described genes. To assess the degree of plant PLD diversity beyond Arabidopsis we explored data from rice (including the genome draft by Monsanto) as well as cDNA and EST sequences from several other plants. Our analysis revealed two major PLD subfamilies in plants. The first, designated C2-PLD, is characterised by presence of the C2 domain and comprises previously known plant PLDs as well as new isoforms with possibly unusual features-catalytically inactive or independent on Ca2+.
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