Gene note. An alcohol dehydrogenase-like gene is specifically expressed in potato pistils

The reproductive function of the pistil requires the production of compounds essential for pollen tube growth. A cold-plaque screening of a pollinated pistil cDNA library of Solanum tuberosum resulted in the isolation of cDNA clone cp67. Northern blot analyses revealed that cp67 is specifically expr...

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Published in:Journal of experimental botany 1998-08, Vol.49 (325), p.1453-1454
Main Author: Van Eldik, G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Solanum tuberosum
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Summary:The reproductive function of the pistil requires the production of compounds essential for pollen tube growth. A cold-plaque screening of a pollinated pistil cDNA library of Solanum tuberosum resulted in the isolation of cDNA clone cp67. Northern blot analyses revealed that cp67 is specifically expressed in potato pistils and in a limited number of plant species. The deduced CP67 protein displays similarity to long-chain zinc-containing alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs), although at a similarity level much lower than between other plant ADHs.
ISSN:1460-2431
0022-0957
1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jexbot/49.325.1453