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First published online October 24, 2002; 10.1104/pp.008888

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Plant Physiol, November 2002, Vol. 130, pp. 1396-1405

Expression of alpha -Expansin and Expansin-Like Genes in Deepwater Rice1

Yi Lee and Hans Kende*

Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory (Y.L., H.K.) and Department of Plant Biology (H.K.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1312

Previously, we have studied the expression and regulation of four alpha - and 14 beta -expansin genes in deepwater rice (Oryza sativa). We now report on the structure, expression, and regulation of 22 additional alpha -expansin (Os-EXP) genes, four expansin-like (Os-EXPL) genes, and one expansin-related (Os-EXPR) gene, which have recently been identified in the expressed sequence tag and genomic databases of rice. alpha -Expansins are characterized by a series of conserved Cys residues in the N-terminal half of the protein, a histidine-phenylalanine-aspartate (HFD) motif in the central region, and a series of tryptophan residues near the carboxyl terminus. Of the 22 additional alpha -expansin genes, five are expressed in internodes and leaves, three in coleoptiles, and nine in roots, with high transcript levels in the growing regions of these organs. Transcripts of five alpha -expansin genes were found in roots only. Expression of five alpha -expansin genes was induced in the internode by treatment with gibberellin (GA) and by wounding. The wound response resulted from excising stem sections or from piercing pinholes into the stem of intact plants. EXPL proteins lack the HFD motif and have two additional Cys residues in their C- and N-terminal regions. The positions of conserved tryptophan residues at the C-terminal region are different from those of alpha - and beta -expansins. Expression of the Os-EXPL3 gene is correlated with elongation and slightly induced by applied GA. However, the expression of the Os-EXPL1 and Os-EXPL2 genes showed limited correlation with cell elongation and was not induced by GA. We found no expression of the Os-EXPR1 gene in the organs examined.

1 This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (grant no. IBN 0076524) and by the U.S. Department of Energy (grant no. DE-FG-02-91ER20021).

* Corresponding author; e-mail hkende{at}msu.edu; fax 517-353-9168.

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