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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (2): 56-62.

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Molecular Characteristics and Primary Functional Analysis of DlKNOX1 Gene from Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Liu Qing1, Wang Yufeng2, Zhao Hansheng1, Chen Ying1, Gao Zhimin1   

  1. 1. International Center for Bamboo and Rattan Key Laboratory of Bamboo and Rattan Science and Technology of State Forestry Administration Beijing 100102;
    2. Bamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
  • Received:2013-07-29 Revised:2013-10-26 Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-03-11
  • Contact: 高志民

Abstract:

Homeobox genes play important roles in determining plant morphogenesis. A homeobox gene was isolated from Dendrocalamus latiflorus with RT-PCR and RACE methods. The full length of the cDNA was 1 452 bp which would encode a 330-aa protein containing one KNOX1 domain, one KNOX2 domain, one ELK domain and one Homeobox domain, indicating that it belongs to KNOX protein, and the gene was designed as DlKNOX1 . Tissue specific expression showed that DlKNOX1 expressed in knob with the highest level, followed by in stem and sheath, and the lowest in leaf. DlKNOX1 gene was constructed into the multiple cloning sites of pPZP vector driven by a 35S promoter, and transferred into Arabidopsis thaliana. RT-PCR analysis showed that DlKNOX1 was expressed in the transgenic plants. The phenotype of transgenics showed that flowering time was later than that of wild type, and the pods position changed obviously, which suggested that DlKNOX1 might participate in the regulation of D. latiflorus morphogenesis.

Key words: Dendrocalamus latiflorus, homeobox gene, tissue specific expression, ectopic expression, morphogenesis

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