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Author Teixeira,F.K., Menezes-Benavente,L., Margis,R. and Margis-Pinheiro,M.
Title Analysis of the molecular evolutionary history of the ascorbate peroxidase gene family: inferences from the rice genome.
Abstract:
Ascorbate peroxidase (APx) is a class I peroxidase that catalyzes the conversion of H(2)O(2) to H(2)O and O(2) using ascorbate as the specific electron donor. This enzyme has a key function in scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the protection against toxic effects of ROS in higher plants, algae, and Euglena. Here we report the identification of an APx multigene family in rice and propose a molecular evolutionary relationship between the diverse APx isoforms. In rice, the APx gene family has eight members, which encode two cytosolic, two putative peroxisomal, and four chloroplastic isoforms, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using all APx protein sequences available in the NCBI databases. The results indicate that the different APx isoforms arose by a complex evolutionary process involving several gene duplications. The structural organization of APx genes also reflects this process and provides evidence for a close relationship among proteins located in the same subcellular compartment. A molecular evolutionary pathway, in which cytosolic and peroxisomal isoforms diverged early from chloroplastic ones, is proposed.
Journal J. Mol. Evol.
Country Brazil
Volume 59(6)
Pages 761-770
Year 2004
PubMed ID 15599508
PubMed Central ID -
DOI 10.1007/s00239-004-2666-z
URL -
Relation
Gene APX1 APX2 APX3 APX4 APX5 APX6 APX7 APX8
INSD AY382617
Strain Wild Core Collection -
Induced Mutation Lines(NIG Collection) -
Sterile Seed Strain -
Lethal Embryo
Mutantion Strain
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Stages in Each Organ
- Muant Lines (Gene)
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Cultivated Varieties(NIG Collection) -
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