Article
Molecular evolution and functional specialization of chalcone synthase superfamily from Phalaenopsis orchid.
Genetica - 1 Jan 2000
Han Ying-Ying, Ming Feng, Wang Wei, Wang Jing-Wen, Ye Ming-Ming, Shen Da-Leng
Abstract excerpt
Plant genomes appear to exploit the process of gene duplication as a primary means of acquiring biochemical and developmental flexibility. The best example is the gene encoding chalcone synthase (CHS, EC2.3.1.74), the first committed step in flavonoid biosynthesis. In this study, we examined the molecular evolution of three CHS family members of Phalaenopsis including a novel chs gene (phchs5), which is slowly...
Topics
- Acyltransferases
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Plant
- Dendrobium
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Duplication
- Genes, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multigene Family
- Orchidaceae
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid