The putative ser/thr protein kinase gene CmAAPK from soybean is regulated by abiotic stress

Guang Zuo Luo, Yong Jun Wang, Zong Ming Xie, Jun Yi Gai, Jin Song Zhang, Shou Yi Chen

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Abstract

Osmotic stress caused by dehydration or high-salt conditions poses a major environmental challenge for plant growth and development. Many studies have shown that protein kinases are important regulators during osmotic stress in plants. In the present study, we describe GmAAPK, a soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) gene coding for a putative serine/ threonine protein kinase (abscisic acid (ABA)-activated protein kinase (AAPK)). The cDNA for GmAAPK is 1 409 bp long and contains a single long open reading frame representing a complete coding region of 359 amino acids. GmAAPK was mapped onto the D1a+Q linkage group. Its transcripts are expressed in all tissues, but at high levels in the cotyledon. GmAAPK mRNA was induced by polyethylene glycol, ABA, Ca2+, and Na+, but not cold (4 °C) treatments in soybean leaves. The results suggest that GmAAPK may participate in the regulatory process during osmotic stresses in soybean.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)327-333
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Integrative Plant Biology
Volume48
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Abiotic stress
  • Protein kinase
  • SnRK2
  • Soybean

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science

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