Cloning of a Putative Pectate Lyase Gene Expressed in the Subventral Esophageal Glands of Heterodera glycines

Authors

  • J. M. De Boer
  • E. L. Davis
  • R. S. Hussey
  • H. Popeijus
  • G. Smant
  • T. J. Baum

Keywords:

esophageal gland, molecular nematology, nematode, pectate lyase gene

Abstract

We report the cloning of a Heterodera glycines cDNA that has 72% identity at the amino acid level to a pectate lyase from Globodera rostochiensis. In situ hybridizations showed that the corresponding gene (Hg-pel-1) is expressed in the subventral esophageal gland cells of second-stage juveniles. The deduced amino acid sequence of the H. glycines cDNA shows homology to class III pectate lyases of bacterial and fungal origin.

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2002-03-15

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