Nucleic Acids Research, 1987, Vol. 15, No. 16 6501-6514
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5' proximal sequences of a soybean ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit gene direct light and phytochrome controlled transcription
Department of Genetics, University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 1Division of Biological Sciences, 700 Chesterfield Parkway, Monsanto Company St Louis, MO 63198, USA
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Received April 10, 1987. Accepted July 27, 1987.
Two closely related ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit (SSU) genes, SRS1 and SRS4, are transcribed at high levels in soybean plants in response to light. Transgenic petunia plants containing 5' sequences from SRS1 or SRS4 fused to the polypeptide encoding region of a neomycin phosphotransferase (NPTII) gene exhibit selectable kanamycin resistance. Deletion of three ATG codons from the region preceding the normal NPTII translation start site has little effect on the levels of kanamycin resistance in transformed plants. Run-on transcription assays in isolated nuclei demonstrate that transcription of the SRS1/NPTII chimera and the native petunia SSU11A gene subfamily is light regulated and under phytochrome control in leaves of transgenic plants. In young expanding leaves of fully light grown plants, transcription of these genes is markedly reduced within minutes of far-red treatment, while ribosomal DNA and actin gene transcription remains unchanged. This is analogous to the transcriptional response we observed for SRS1 and SRS4 in soybean seedlings. These data suggest (1) that transcription of SSU genes in both soybean and petunia require the continued presence or synthesis of phytochrome in the Pfr form and (2) that 5' sequences are sufficient to direct the phytochrome controlled transcriptional response of the SRS1 gene. In fully expanded mature leaves we found the transcription rates of the native SSU11A gene subfamily, the chimeric SRS1/NPTII gene, the rDNA genes, and several other control genes to be reduced markedly after far-red treatment or after extended periods of darkness. The contrast between results in young and mature leaves is discussed.
+Present address: Carlsberg Laboratories, Department of Physiology, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Copenhagen Valby, Denmark
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