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. 1986 Feb 25;14(4):1615–1628. doi: 10.1093/nar/14.4.1615

Cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA encoding active phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase of the C4-pathway from maize.

K Izui, S Ishijima, Y Yamaguchi, F Katagiri, T Murata, K Shigesada, T Sugiyama, H Katsuki
PMCID: PMC339534  PMID: 3005978

Abstract

A recombinant clone, pM52, containing cDNA for maize phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCase, EC 4.1.1.31) was isolated from a maize leaf cDNA library constructed using an expression vector in Escherichia coli. The screening of the clone was conveniently performed through its ability to complement the phenotype (glutamate requirement) of PEPCase-negative mutant of E. coli. The enzyme encoded by this clone was identical with the major PEPCase in maize, a key enzyme in the C4-pathway, as judged from its allosteric properties and immunological reactivity. The cloned cDNA (3093 nucleotides in length) contained an open reading frame of 2805 nucleotides, the 3'-untranslated region of 222 nucleotides and the poly(dA) tract of 64 nucleotides. The deduced amino acid sequence (935 residues) of the enzyme showed higher homology with that of an enterobacterium, E. coli (43%) than that of a cyanobacterium (blue-green alga), Anacystis nidulans (33%).

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