A novel variant of translation elongation factor-1beta: isolation and characterization of the rice gene encoding EF-1beta2.

Biochim Biophys Acta

Cryobiosystem Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan.

Published: November 1998

A rice gene encoding a novel isoform of translation elongation factor-1beta subunit (termed EF-1beta2) was isolated and characterized. The gene comprises of eight exons, and encodes a 226-amino-acid protein. Expression of EF-1beta2 mRNA is abundant in seeds and cultured cells, but is considerably low in the tissues of the rice seedling. Antiserum raised against an EF-1beta2 synthetic peptide detected a protein with a relative molecular mass of about 32 kDa, indicating the EF-1beta2 gene is actually expressed in rice tissues. EF-1beta2 showed a close similarity to the cognate subunits from plant (beta and beta').

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