ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 47-52. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2017.01.008

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Cloning of MdCaM and Its Expression Responses under Abiotic Stresses During Malus domestica Postharvest Storage

SU Liyan, TIAN Aimei, TAO Guirong, LI Meng   

  1. School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Arts and Science, Xi'an 710065, China
  • Received:2016-11-02 Published:2017-02-28

Abstract: In order to identify the function of MdCaM gene in apple under different abiotic stresses. MdCaM gene was cloned by RT-PCR from apple, and phylogenetic tree was clustered based on amino acid of it. Also, the relative expression levels of MdCaM gene was analyzed by Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) method under wound, low-oxygen, high-temperature stress during apple fruit storage. The results showed that Calmodulin gene had high homology in different species, and MdCaM gene had a closer relationship with Arabidopsis thaliana CaM1. qPCR analysis showed that the transcription level of MdCaM was up-regulated in the early stage, then returned to the normal level after wound and low-oxygen (0 O2 and 3%O2) stress, the difference was wound stress peak at 6 h, while low-oxygen (0 O2) stress peak at 1 h. Also, MdCaM was up-regulated under high-temperature (20℃ and 40℃) stress compared to control,and the expression level was the highest at 12 h under stress,which indicated that MdCaM gene might be involved in the whole process of high-temperature stress-responsive. These results suggested that MdCaM might function as an stress-responsive gene under wound,high-temperature,low-oxygen stresses during apple storage. This research provided a theoretical basis for further study of the function and molecular regulation mechanism of MdCaM.

Key words: Apple, Postharvest stress, Real-time quantitative PCR, MdCaM, Gene clone

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SU Liyan, TIAN Aimei, TAO Guirong, LI Meng. Cloning of MdCaM and Its Expression Responses under Abiotic Stresses During Malus domestica Postharvest Storage[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2017, 32(1): 47-52. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2017.01.008.

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