A cDNA library and an EST library of Camellia oleifera were constructed.A 14-3-3 protein gene was cloned from Camellia oleifera.This gene is 1 156 bp in length,including 57 bp of 5'untranslated region and 301 bp of 3'untranslated region.It has an open reading flame of 777 bp,encoding a protein of 259 amino acid residues with protein molecular weight of 29.466 ku and isoelectric point of 4.78.No signal peptide sequence was found,which shows it's a non-secreted protein.This gene is named Co-14-3-3a.The speculated secondary structure of Co-14-3-3a consist...