由BANYULS编码的安托西亚尼丁减少酶在植物黄类生物合成中的作用
De-Yu Xie1, Shashi B Sharma, Nancy L Paiva
1Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA.
概括
凝结素 (CTs) 是有益的黄类寡合物. 班尼尔斯 (BAN) 基因编码的酶将安东基亚尼丁转化为-3-ols,导致CT积累和失去安东基亚尼.
科学领域:
- 植物生物化学 植物生物化学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 代谢工程是代谢工程.
背景情况:
- 凝结素 (CTs) 是具有健康益处的黄类寡合物.
- (-) - - 甲,CTs的一个组成部分,影响食品和饮料中的风味和性.
- 对于CTs和酸的生物合成途径是相互连接的,但尚未完全阐明.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定BANYULS (BAN) 基因在Arabidopsis thaliana和Medicago truncatula中的功能.
- 调查BAN基因在凝聚宁和酸的生物合成中的作用.
- 探索BAN基因对于生产黄酸的代谢工程的潜力.
主要方法:
- 基因克隆和BANYULS (BAN) 基因的表征.
- 酶分析测定BAN基因产品的减少酶活性.
- 在异质系统 (烟草和阿拉比多普西斯) 中 BAN 基因的异位表达.
- 在转基因植物中分析安东素和凝结素水平.
主要成果:
- 班尼尔斯 (BAN) 基因编码了安东基亚尼丁减少酶,催化了安东基亚尼丁的转化为2,3-cis-flavan-3-ols.
- 在烟草和阿拉比多普西斯中,BAN的子宫外表达导致了对抗生素积累的显著减少.
- 过度表达BAN导致了转基因植物组织中凝聚的宁的积累.
- 鉴定的酶活性为CT生物合成的拟议途径提供了一个关键步骤.
结论:
- 班尼尔斯 (BAN) 基因产物是凝聚宁生物合成中必不可少的酶.
- 了解BAN基因功能为操纵植物中的黄类蛋白质配置提供了新的途径.
- 这一发现有助于增强健康有益的凝结素的生产.
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