Journal of Proteomics & Bioinformatics
Open Access
ISSN: 0974-276X
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 0974-276X
+44 1223 790975
Jayashree B
ICRISAT, Patancheru 502 324,
Andhra Pradesh
India
Research Article
Correlation between the Sucrose Synthase Protein Subfamilies, Variations in Structure and Expression in Stress-derived Expressed Sequence Tag Datasets
Author(s): Jayashree B, R.Pradeep, Anil Kumar and B.GopalJayashree B, R.Pradeep, Anil Kumar and B.Gopal
Sucrose synthase is a key regulatory protein, and a potential biomarker for abiotic stress response in plants. These metabolic enzymes have been extensively examined for their varied functional roles. The upregulation of this Pi- and adenylate-independent glycolytic enzyme in different environmental contexts has also been extensively characterized. Here we present an analysis of the evolutionary features of sucrose synthases in an effort to correlate variations in sequence to the structure and function of this protein and its potential implication for the stress response mechanism in plants as evidenced from transcript distribution studies. An analysis of the evolutionary characteristics of this enzyme is useful given the role of this protein in sugar sensing, sugar import to sink tissues and plant development. Based on the secondary structural features of sucrose syn.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/jpb.1000050