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MOLECULAR CLONING AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN GENES IN MAIZE

Jun LI, Xiaohong LIU

Abstract

Ribosomal proteins are the essential components of ribosome, playing an important role in cell, involved protein synthesis and some other enzyme activities. In the current study, five ribosomal protein genes were successfully cloned from the maize (Zea mays L.) inbred line Southern 202 with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) strategy. All of them were sequenced and analyzed preliminarily. The results showed that the complete coding regions of RPS9, RPS10, RPS14, RPS16 and RPS18 genes encode mature proteins with 193, 179, 150, 148 and 152 amino acids (AA), respectively. Bioinformatics analysis using the related data within NCBI/GenBank indicated that these sequences share high similarities at both DNA and protein levels. But same gene not only can encode different AA in the different variety in same species, but the number of encoded AA residues is probably different. Whereas in animals especially mammalian, the DNA and protein sequences of ribosomal protein genes have higher coincidence, and the number of AA residues encoded is very stable. The knowledge stated here could be beneficial for maize breeding programs and studying the functions of ribosomal proteins.

Keyword: Maize (Zea mays L.), Ribosomal protein gene, Cloning, Bioinformatics analysis ,

Effects of Different Water Stress Levels on Biomass Yield and Agronomic Traits of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Varieties under Semi-Arid Conditio

Erdal GONULAL, Suleyman SOYLU, Mehmet SAHIN

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in the Wielkopolska region at the Gorzyń Research Station, Poland (52.34°N, 15.54°E) in Central Europe. The study was conducted over a 3-year period (2017, 2018, 2019) as a two-factorial design with four replications in the RCBD. The aim of the research was to determine the effect of the cultivar (‘Bolero’, ‘Tytan’) and the inoculation (Nitragina–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora I–seeds inoculation, Nitroflora II–soil inoculation, HiStick® Lupin–seeds inoculation) on plant development, seeds chemical composition and yielding of narrow-leaved lupin. The weather conditions and experimental factors significantly influenced on productivity of narrow-leaved lupin ‘Tytan’. Drought during the growing season reduced seeds and protein yields. After inoculation of HiStck the seeds yield was significantly greater by 12.4% (p < 0.01) and the protein yield after application of Nitroflora I or HiStick by 13.9% (p < 0.01) and 19.2% (p < 0.01), respectively. Correlation coefficients showed strong relations between number of pods and seeds per plant in both cultivars regardless of the inoculation variant, however the strongest relations in both cultivar were proved on HiStick treatment.
Keyword: Biological nitrogen fixation, chemical composition, legumes, protein efficiency, yielding