Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology and Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Gaeumannomyces graminis
var.
tritici
, a filamentous ascomycete, is an important root pathogen of cereals that causes take-all disease and results in severe crop losses worldwide. Previously we identified a polyphenol oxidase (laccase) secreted by the fungus when induced with copper. Here we report cloning and partial characterization of three laccase genes (
LAC1
,
LAC2
, and
LAC3
) from
G. graminis
var.
tritici.
Predicted polypeptides encoded by these genes had 38 to 42% amino acid sequence identity and had conserved copper-binding sites characteristic of laccases. The sequence of the
LAC2
predicted polypeptide matched the N-terminal sequence of the secreted laccase that we purified in earlier studies. We also characterized expression patterns of these genes by reverse transcription-PCR.
LAC1
was transcribed constitutively, and transcription of
LAC2
was Cu inducible. All three genes were transcribed in planta; however, transcription of
LAC3
was observed only in planta or in the presence of host (wheat) plant homogenate.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
Cited by
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