Isolation and characterisation of a sucrose: sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase gene from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

J Plant Physiol. 2003 Nov;160(11):1385-91. doi: 10.1078/0176-1617-01107.

Abstract

A sucrose: sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase (1-SST) gene and cDNA (Lp 1-SST) from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) were isolated. The Lp 1-SST gene was fully sequenced and shown to contain three exons and two introns. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 4824 bp Lp 1-SST genomic sequence revealed 1618 bp of 5' UTR and an open reading frame of 1962 bp encoding a protein of 653 amino acids. Lp 1-SST is 95% identical to the tall fescue 1-SST and contains plant fructosyltransferase functional domains. Lp 1-SST corresponds to a single copy gene in perennial ryegrass, and is expressed in young leaf bases and mature leaf sheaths. The recombinant Lp 1-SST protein from corresponding cDNA expression in Pichia pastoris showed 1-SST activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Complementary / chemistry
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Hexosyltransferases / genetics*
  • Hexosyltransferases / isolation & purification
  • Hexosyltransferases / metabolism
  • Lolium / enzymology*
  • Lolium / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Leaves / genetics
  • Plant Leaves / metabolism
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • Plant Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Hexosyltransferases
  • inulosucrase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF481763
  • GENBANK/AY082350
  • GENBANK/AY245431