Characterization, sub-cellular localization and expression profiling of the isoprenylcysteine methylesterase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana.docVIP

Lanetal.BMCPlantBiology2010,10:212 /1471-2229/10/212 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess Characterization,sub-cellularlocalizationand expressionprofilingoftheisoprenylcysteine methylesterasegenefamilyinArabidopsisthaliana PingLan1?,WenfengLi1?,HuizhongWang2,WujunMa1* Abstract Background:Isoprenylcysteinemethylesterases(ICME)demethylateprenylatedproteinineukaryoticcell.Until now,knowledgeabouttheirmolecularinformation,localizationandexpressionpatternislargelyunavailablein plantspecies.OneICMEinArabidopsis,encodedbyAt5g15860,hasbeenidentifiedrecently.Over-expressionof At5g15860causedanABAhypersensiti