Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4516286 Journal of Cereal Science 2009 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Cereals contain xylanase inhibitor proteins (XIPs) which inhibit microbial xylanases from glycoside hydrolase families 10 and 11. Here, we report for the first time the isolation and characterisation of a genomic clone containing a xylanase inhibitor gene. This gene, Xip-II, isolated from a durum wheat genomic library (Triticum durum Desf.) encodes a mature protein of 307 amino acid (aa) residues that shares highest aa sequence identity (64%) with the rice RIXI xylanase inhibitor. XIP-II showed inhibition against family 11 xylanases and no chitinase activity. In silico analysis of the 5′ promoter region of Xip-II revealed sequences with similarity to known cis regulatory elements upstream from the initiation codon. In particular, the identification of a number of cis-acting elements controlling the expression of defence and seed-specific genes supports the role for this class of inhibitors in plant defence against pathogens but also provides new clues on a potential role in plant development.
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