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Rapid amplification cDNA end (RACE) assay was established to achieve the complete cDNA sequence of a catalase gene (NnCAT) from Nelumbo nucifera. The obtained full-length cDNA was 1666 bp in size and contained a 1476-bp open reading frame. The 3D structural model of NnCAT was constructed by homology modeling. The putative NnCAT possessed all the main characteristic amino acid residues and motifs of catalase (CAT) protein family, and the phylogenetic analysis revealed that NnCAT grouped together with high plants. Moreover, recombinant NnCAT showed the CAT activity (758 U/mg) at room temperature, holding high activity during temperature range of 20–50 °C, then the optimal pH of recombinant protein was assessed from pH 4 to pH 11. Additionally, real-time PCR assay demonstrated that NnCAT mRNA was expressed in various tissues of N. nucifera, with the highest expression in young leaf and lowest level in the root, and mRNA level of NnCAT was significantly augmented in response to short-time mechanical wounding. Different expression pattern of NnCAT gene suggested that NnCAT probably played a defensive role in the initial stages of oxidative stress, regulating the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by extracellular stimuli such as short-time mechanical wounding.
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The authors are greatly appreciative of the reviewers for their helpful comments and detailed suggestions. This work is financially supported by the National Science and Technology Supporting Program (no. 2012BAD27B01), Doctoral Scientific Research Start-up Foundation from Henan University of Technology (no. 31400855), and Fundamental Research Funds for the Henan Provincial Colleges and Universities in Henan University of Technology (no. 2015QNJH07).
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Dong, C., Zheng, X., Diao, Y. et al. Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of a Catalase Gene (NnCAT) from Nelumbo nucifera . Appl Biochem Biotechnol 177, 1216–1228 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-015-1808-7
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