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Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of Resistance Gene Candidates in Kaempferia galanga L.

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Majority of the plant disease resistance genes expresses cytoplasmic receptor-like proteins characterized by an N-terminal nucleotide-binding site (NBS) and a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain. Degenerative primers based on these conserved motifs were used to isolate NBS type sequences in Kaempferia galanga. Cloning and sequencing identified 12 Kaempferia NBS-type sequences called resistance gene candidates (RGCs) classified into four classes. The amino acid sequences of the RGCs detected the presence of conserved domains, viz., kinase-1a, kinase-2, and hydrophobic GLPL, categorizing them with the NBS–LRR class gene family. Structural and phylogenetic characterization grouped the RGCs with the non-toll interleukin receptor (non-TIR) subclasses of the NBS sequences. Reverse transcription PCR with 10 Kaempferia RGC specific primers revealed 7 out of 10 Kaempferia RGCs to be expressive. The isolation and characterization of Kaempferia RGCs has been reported for the first time in this study. This will provide a starting point towards characterization of candidate resistance genes in Kaempferia and can act as a source pool for disease resistance development in other asexually reproducing plants.

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Abbreviations

RGCs:

Resistance gene candidates

RGAs:

Resistance gene analogues

R genes:

Resistance genes

NBS:

Nucleotide-binding sites

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The authors are grateful to Prof. Manoj Ranjan Nayak, President, Siksha O Anusandhan University for his encouragement and support.

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    Raj Kumar Joshi, Basudeba Kar, Sujata Mohanty, Enketeswara Subudhi & Sanghamitra Nayak

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Joshi, R.K., Kar, B., Mohanty, S. et al. Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of Resistance Gene Candidates in Kaempferia galanga L.. Mol Biotechnol 50, 200–210 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-011-9430-6

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