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  • Title: Cloning and expression of a new isotype of the peroxiredoxin gene of Chinese cabbage and its comparison to 2Cys-peroxiredoxin isolated from the same plant.
    Author: Choi YO, Cheong NE, Lee KO, Jung BG, Hong CH, Jeong JH, Chi YH, Kim K, Cho MJ, Lee SY.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1999 May 19; 258(3):768-71. PubMed ID: 10329461.
    Abstract:
    A cDNA encoding a newly identified isotype of peroxiredoxin (Prx) was isolated from a Chinese cabbage flower bud cDNA library and designated CPrxII. Database searches using the predicted CPrxII amino acid sequence revealed no substantial homology to other proteins with the exception of the yeast type II Prx with which CPrxII shares 27.8% sequence identity. Recombinant CPrxII expressed in Escherichia coli was able to protect glutamine synthetase from inactivation in a metal-catalyzed oxidation system and to reduce H2O2 with electrons provided by thioredoxin. This specific antioxidant activity of CPrxII was about 6-fold higher than that of 2Cys-Prx of the same plant. In contrast to 2Cys-Prx, which is predominantly expressed in leaf tissue of cabbage seedlings, CPrxII is highly expressed in root tissue as revealed by Northern and Western blot analyses. The CPrxII gene exists as a small multigene family in the cabbage genome.
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