Abstract:A LSD1-type zinc finger protein gene,TaLOL2,was cloned from the wheat leaves infected by stripe rust fungus (Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici,Pst) using in silico cloning and RT PCR and its expression pattern was analyzed through qRT-PCR.(1)The full cDNA length of TaLOL2 was 1 095 bp,which encodes a 179 amino acid protein.(2)Analysis of the protein domain features indicated that TaLOL2 contains three internally conserved zf-LSD1 domains defined as CxxCxRxxLMYxxGASxVxCxxC.Multi-sequence alignment showed that TaLOL2 shares high similarity with other LSD1-type proteins in rice (Oryza sativa),Arabidopsis thaliana and barley (Hordeum vulgare),and is 86.0% identical to the rice OsLOL2.(3)Phylogenetic analysis of the zf-LSD1-containing proteins in plants demonstrated that TaLOL2 clusters with three zf-LSD1 containing proteins and shares highly homology with OsLOL2 and HvLSD1-like1.(4)Transcriptional analysis of TaLOL2 suggested that TaLOL2 was highly induced by Pst during the early infection stage of stripe rust fungus and differentially expressed during incompatible and compatible interactions between wheat and Pst.The results suggested that TaLOL2 is involved in the wheat resistance against stripe rust fungus and probably plays a role in the incompatible interaction between wheat and Pst.