Publication: Isolation and characterization of an α-amylase gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
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2005-09-01
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09819428
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Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Vol.43, No.9 (2005), 821-827
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Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang, Maliwan Naconsie, Chinae Thammarongtham, Jarunya Narangajavana Isolation and characterization of an α-amylase gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Vol.43, No.9 (2005), 821-827. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.07.014 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16200
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Isolation and characterization of an α-amylase gene in cassava (Manihot esculenta)
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The roots of cassava plants (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accumulate starch as their major form of carbohydrate reserve. Starch accumulation and properties are determined by a balance between starch biosynthesis and degradation processes. α-Amylases (EC 3.2.1.1) are α-1,4 endoglycolytic enzymes, responsible for the mobilization of stored carbohydrate reserves by initiating the degradation process. α-Amylase genes have been shown to be differentially expressed at various developmental stages and environmental conditions through the action of plant hormones such as abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellic acid (GA). In this study, we isolated an α-amylase gene from cassava tuberous roots (designated as MEamy2, GenBank accession number DQ011041). The deduced product of MEamy2 is 407 amino acid residues in length, with a calculated molecular mass of 46.7:kDa and an isoelectric point of 8.66. Southern blot analysis showed that the MEamy2 is present as a single copy in cassava genome. It shares the highest homology with AMY8 from apple fruit. The predicted structural model of MEamy2 contains three domains, active sites and starch-binding domain that are common with other plant α-amylases. RT-PCR analysis showed that the MEamy2 gene expression was induced in cassava roots within 2 hours after treatment with GA, but not ABA. © 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.