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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
Using cDNA-AFLP RNA fingerprinting throughout potato tuber development, we have isolated a transcript-derived fragment (TDF511) with strong homology to plant steroid dehydrogenases. During in vitro tuberization, the abundance profile of the TDF shows close correlation to the process of tuber formation. However, when tuberization is inhibited by the addition of gibberellins (GAs) to the growth medium, the appearance of TDF511 in the fingerprint is delayed, then steadily increases in intensity during later stages of development. TDF511 was used to isolate the corresponding cDNA (CB12). The DNA and deduced amino-acid sequences of the cDNA show high homology to a fruit-ripening gene from tomato, a series of steroid dehydrogenases, and the maize Ts2 gene. A section of the cDNA was cloned in antisense orientation behind a 35S CaMV promoter and transformed into potato. Transgenic plants expressing the antisense gene showed significantly earlier emergence, an increase in height, and longer tuber shape. In vitro tuberization experiments reveal extended stolon lengths in comparison to the controls. The analysis of endogenous GA levels showed that the transgenic antisense plants have elevated levels of biologically active GAs and their respective precursors. We propose that this gene plays a role in the metabolism of plant-growth substances important for tuber life cycle and plant development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0960-7412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
595-604
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Antisense Elements (Genetics), pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-DNA Fingerprinting, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Genes, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Gibberellins, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Plant Growth Regulators, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Plant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Plant Roots, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Plants, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-RNA, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Solanum tuberosum, pubmed-meshheading:11319027-Steroids
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
A potato tuber-expressed mRNA with homology to steroid dehydrogenases affects gibberellin levels and plant development.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University & Research Centre, P.O. Box 386, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands. christian.bachem@pv.dpw.wag-ur.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't