ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Crown gall
;
Cytokinins
;
DMA transferase
;
Immunoaffinity chromatography
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary The tzs gene, present in nopaline Ti plasmids, confers on Agrobacterium tumefaciens the ability to produce the phytohormone, trans-zeatin (Regier and Morris (1982) Biochem Biophys Res Comm 104:1560–1566). This gene has now been cloned from the nopaline Ti plasmid pTiC58. It occurs outside the T-DNA in a region close to that associated with virulence functions. Sequence studies indicate that tzs has substantial homology with the T-region gene, ipt, which is known to encode a dimethylallylpyrophosphate transferase, the first enzyme of the cytokinin biosynthetic pathway. As expected from its homology with ipt, tzs possesses significant DMA transferase activity but when expressed in Escherichia coli it causes secretion of trans-zeatin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00333966
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