Cloning and characterization of a novel member of protein kinase family from soybean.

The cDNA coding for a novel protein kinase from soybean (Glycine max L.), named GmPK6, was sequenced. The primary sequence of GmPK6 consists of 462 amino acids with an N-terminal sequence similar to the central region of Xenopus U1 snRNP 70K protein, and a C-terminal kinase domain representing structural mosaicism with features diagnostic of both protein serine/threonine and tyrosine kinases in eukaryotic organisms. The GmPK6 gene is expressed as 2.5 kb transcript in a variety of tissues.