Reductase Activity Encoded by the HM1 Disease Resistance Gene in Maize
- 6 November 1992
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 258 (5084) , 985-987
Abstract
The HM1 gene in maize controls both race-specific resistance to the fungus Cochliobolus carbonum race 1 and expression of the NADPH (reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)-dependent HC toxin reductase (HCTR), which inactivates HC toxin, a cyclic tetrapeptide produced by the fungus to permit infection. Several HM1 alleles were generated and cloned by transposon-induced mutagenesis. The sequence of wild-type HM1 shares homology with dihydroflavonol-4-reductase genes from maize, petunia, and snapdragon. Sequence homology is greatest in the βαβ-dinucleotide binding fold that is conserved among NADPH- and NADH (reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)-dependent reductases and dehydrogenases. This indicates that HM1 encodes HCTR.Keywords
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