Sommer H, Beltrán J P, Huijser P, Pape H, Lönnig W E, Saedler H, Schwarz-Sommer Z
Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Köln, FRG.
EMBO J. 1990 Mar;9(3):605-13. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb08152.x.
Deficiens (defA+) is a homeotic gene involved in the genetic control of Antirrhinum majus flower development. Mutation of this gene (defA-1) causes homeotic transformation of petals into sepals and of stamina into carpels in flowers displaying the 'globifera' phenotype, as shown by cross sections and scanning electronmicroscopy of developing flowers. A cDNA derived from the wild type defA+ gene has been cloned by differential screening of a subtracted 'flower specific' cDNA library. The identity of this cDNA with the defA+ gene product has been confirmed by utilizing the somatic and germinal instability of defA-1 mutants. According to Northern blot analyses the defA+ gene is expressed in flowers but not in leaves, and its expression is nearly constant during all stages of flower development. The 1.1 kb long mRNA has a 681 bp long open reading frame that can code for a putative protein of 227 amino acids (mol. wt 26.2 kd). At its N-terminus the DEF A protein reveals homology to a conserved domain of the regulatory proteins SRF (activating c-fos) in mammals and GRM/PRTF (regulating mating type) in yeast. We discuss the structure and the possible function of the DEF A protein in the control of floral organogenesis.
Deficiens(defA+)是一个参与金鱼草花发育遗传控制的同源异型基因。该基因(defA-1)发生突变会导致呈现“globifera”表型的花朵中花瓣向萼片、雄蕊向心皮的同源异型转变,发育中的花朵的横截面和扫描电子显微镜观察结果表明了这一点。通过对消减的“花特异性”cDNA文库进行差异筛选,克隆出了源自野生型defA+基因的cDNA。利用defA-1突变体的体细胞和生殖细胞不稳定性,证实了该cDNA与defA+基因产物的一致性。根据Northern印迹分析,defA+基因在花中表达,但在叶中不表达,并且在花发育的所有阶段其表达几乎恒定。1.1 kb长的mRNA具有一个681 bp长的开放阅读框,可编码一个推定的由227个氨基酸组成的蛋白质(分子量26.2 kd)。DEF A蛋白在其N端显示出与哺乳动物中调节蛋白SRF(激活c-fos)和酵母中GRM/PRTF(调节交配型)的保守结构域具有同源性。我们讨论了DEF A蛋白在花器官发生控制中的结构和可能功能。