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. 1983 Aug 25;11(16):5541–5553. doi: 10.1093/nar/11.16.5541

Chromosomal arrangement of leghemoglobin genes in soybean.

J S Lee, G G Brown, D P Verma
PMCID: PMC326296  PMID: 6310504

Abstract

A cluster of four different leghemoglobin (Lb) genes was isolated from AluI-HaeIII and EcoRI genomic libraries of soybean in a set of overlapping clones which together include 45 kilobases (kb) of contiguous DNA. These four genes, including a pseudogene, are present in the same orientation and are arranged in the order: 5'-Lba-Lbc1-Lb psi-Lbc3-3'. The intergenic regions average 2.5 kb. In addition to this main Lb locus, there are other Lb genes which do not appear to be contiguous to this locus. A sequence probably common to the 3' region of Lb loci was found flanking the Lbc3 gene. The 3' flanking region of the main Lb locus also contains a sequence that appears to be expressed more abundantly in root tissue. Another sequence which is primarily expressed in root and leaf is found 5' to two Lb loci. Overall, the main leghemoglobin locus is similar in structure to the mammalian globin gene loci.

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