根据EST序列信息,利用RACE技术从巴西橡胶树(Heveabrasiliensis)中克隆了1个NAC类转录因子基因HbNACl,其cDNA全长为1419bp,含有完整的开放阅读框,编码309个氨基酸。推导的氨基酸序列含有1个NAM结构域,具有典型的NAC类蛋白的结构特征,与毛果杨(Populus trichocarpa)、蓖麻(Ricinus communis)、水稻(Oryza sativa)和拟南芥(Arabidopsisthaliana)中的相应氨基酸序列的同源性分别达79%、80%、57%和60%。聚类分析表明,HbNAC1属于NAC家族Ⅱ亚族。半定量RT-PCR分析表明,该基因在胶乳中的表达较丰富,经乙烯利刺激后其在胶乳中的表达量明显增加。
Based on EST sequences from an ethephon-induced latex SSH cDNA library of Hevea brasiliensis, a full-length cDNA, named as HbNAC1, was cloned from H. brasiliensis by RACE-PCR, encoding a NAC transcription factor. The full-length of HbNAC1 cDNA was 1419 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 930 bp, and encoding 309 amino acids. The deduced HbNAC 1 with NAM domains had the typical characteristics of NAC family, and homologous to NACs in Populus trichocarpa, Ricinus communis, Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana of 79%, 80%, 57% and 60%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that HbNAC 1 was classified into theⅡ subfamily of NAC family. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis indicated that the expression of HbNAC1 was rich in latex, and significantly enhanced by ethephon stimulation.