RT-PCR FOR ANTIOXIDANT GENES FROM EGYPTIAN GRAY MANGROVE Avicennia marina UNDER SALT STRESS TO NABQ PROTECTED AREA

Abstract

RT-PCR was conducted for four genes implicated for salt tolerance, oxidative and osmotic stresses in Egyptian gray mangroves within Nabq protected area in South Sinai Governorate. The results showed over-expression of the mRNA of ferritin (amFer1) gene as very high expression, followed by increase in mRNA of superoxide dismutase (amSOD1) and ubiquitin conjugation2 (amUBC2). At the same time gene expression of catalase (amCAT1) decreased.

Keywords

• antioxdant genes
• avicennia marina
• gray mangrove
• rt-pcr
• amsod1
• amcat1
• amfer1
• amubc2 genes