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Title: A SOYBEAN SOS2-LIKE PROTEIN KINASE THAT IS SIMILAR TO ARABIDOPSIS PKS4 (AF525402)

Author
item JONES, G. - BIOCHEMISTRY, PURDUE UNIV
item BEILINSON, VADIM - BIOCHEMISTRY, PURDUE UNIV
item Nielsen, Niels

Submitted to: Genbank
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/17/2003
Publication Date: 5/1/2004
Citation: Jones, G.R., Beilinson, V., Nielsen, N.C. 2004. A soybean sos2-like protein kinase that is similar to arabidopsis pks4 (af525402). Genbank.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Cotyledons account for a large part of the soybean seed, and are the site where the storage oils and proteins of economic importance are accumulated. A modified cell cycle called endoreduplication becomes prevalent in legume cotyledons when the accumulation of storage oil and protein begins. While DNA replication continues during endoreduplication, cell division ceases. The means by which this important developmental transition occurs is unknown. A search has been undertaken for factors that facilitate this developmental shift. The mRNA described in this report encodes a SOS2 protein kinase, and was isolated from developing cotyledons when they begin seed fill. The function of this protein kinase is unknown, but counterparts from other organisms are involved in signal transduction pathways.