C. Gotor et al., ISOLATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE SOYBEAN SGA2 GENE (CDNA), ENCODING A NEW MEMBER OF THE PLANT G-PROTEIN FAMILY OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS, Plant molecular biology, 32(6), 1996, pp. 1227-1234
We have isolated a cDNA clone from Glycine max, named SGA2, coding for
a G alpha-subunit protein. The encoded polypeptide, SG alpha 2, shows
a molecular mass of 45 kDa and contains most of the conserved regions
involved in guanine nucleotide binding and hydrolysis. Comparison at
the nucleotide and amino acid sequence levels with the other plant Ga'
s shows a high degree of conservation (>85% similarity). Phylogenetic
analysis of these plant genes with the other Ga's from different speci
es clearly indicate that those proteins represent a new member of the
heterotrimeric G-protein family, named Gp. Tissue localization of SGA2
transcripts in root, stem and leaf organs shows that this gene is wid
ely expressed throughout the plant although it is most abundant in the
vascular tissues of all these organs. Furthermore, the transcript is
more abundant in young tissues and organ primordia than mature tissues
. The high degree of sequence conservation among the plant Get's and t
he differences to other species of other kingdoms, suggest that plant
G proteins may function in specialized signalling processes.