Isolation and characterization of the plant glsA promoter from Alstroemeria

Plant Biol (Stuttg). 2009 Nov;11(6):878-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00177.x.

Abstract

The differentiation of a vegetative cell and a generative cell is a critical event during pollen development. The Lilium GlsA is known to localize in pollen and is considered to be involved in development of the generative cell. Here, we cloned a glsA ortholog from Alstroemeria, a commercially important cut flower. The expression of AaglsA (Alstroemeria aurea glsA) transcripts increased gradually after pollen mitosis I (PMI) and reached a significant level when the generative cell started to elongate. Analysis of the promoter of AaglsA suggests that AaglsA expression is controlled by several cis-regulatory elements during pollen development. This is the first investigation of reproductive factors regulating male gametogenesis in Alstroemeria.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alstroemeria / genetics*
  • Alstroemeria / growth & development
  • Alstroemeria / metabolism
  • Base Sequence
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Mitosis
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Pollen / metabolism
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic*
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger