2012•ACTA AGRICULTURAE UNIVERSITATIS JIANGXIENSISRequires access
Isolation and sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone encoding aquaporin gene CaPIP1 in pepper.
Deyi Guan, Lin JinHui, Chengcong Chen, Mou Shao-liang, Shuilin He
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Abstract
One 858 bp full-length cDNA clone was isolated from a pepper normalized cDNA library,which encodes a putative protein composed of 286 amino acids.The full-length cDNA was named CaPIP1.Amino acid sequence deduced by CaPIP1 cDNA showed high similarity to NtAQP1 protein from tobacco.CaPIP1 protein exhibited six transmembrane domains,possessing 2 NPA-motifs and highly conserved sequences of plant aquaporin.Amino acid similarity and phylogenetic analysis also indicated that CaPIP1 was a new member of pepper aquaporin protein superfamily.