Using a degenerated primer and a T-primer, a MADS-box gene, M79,was amplified by RT-PCR from rice fluorescence at meiosis stage and then cloned. Sequence analysis shows that M79 shares 98.2% homology with OsMADS7 at D...Using a degenerated primer and a T-primer, a MADS-box gene, M79,was amplified by RT-PCR from rice fluorescence at meiosis stage and then cloned. Sequence analysis shows that M79 shares 98.2% homology with OsMADS7 at DNA level while only 92% at the amino acid level. The transcript of M79 possesses five different polyadenylation sites. Only a single copy of M79 gene has been found in rice genome, which is located on chromosome 8. M79 is expressed specifically in flower organs, from pre-meiosis stage through pollen maturation. Ectopic expression of M79 in T0 and T1 transgenic rice results in early-flowering, implying that M79 is involved in controlling the flowering time. In the same time, M79 may be involved in controlling the branching process to make more flower buds.展开更多
基金the National Hi-Tech Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 39670169), Research Initiative Fund for Returned Scientists from Ministry of Education and Major State Basic Research Programmes of People's Republic of China: Functio
文摘Using a degenerated primer and a T-primer, a MADS-box gene, M79,was amplified by RT-PCR from rice fluorescence at meiosis stage and then cloned. Sequence analysis shows that M79 shares 98.2% homology with OsMADS7 at DNA level while only 92% at the amino acid level. The transcript of M79 possesses five different polyadenylation sites. Only a single copy of M79 gene has been found in rice genome, which is located on chromosome 8. M79 is expressed specifically in flower organs, from pre-meiosis stage through pollen maturation. Ectopic expression of M79 in T0 and T1 transgenic rice results in early-flowering, implying that M79 is involved in controlling the flowering time. In the same time, M79 may be involved in controlling the branching process to make more flower buds.
