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SSTLE1  -  sesquiterpene synthase 1

Solanum lycopersicum

 
 
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  • Sesquiterpene synthase cDNA clones on chromosome 6 do not cross-hybridize on genomic DNA gel blots with putative sesquiterpene synthases on chromosome 8, an indication that the genes in Sst1 and Sst2 are highly diverged, each being responsible for the biosynthesis of structurally different sets of sesquiterpenes [1].
  • Nine cDNA isolates expressed sesquiterpene synthase activity, and GC-MS analysis of the products identified germacrene C with smaller amounts of germacrene A, B, and D. None of the expressed proteins was active with geranylgeranyl diphosphate; however, one truncated protein converted geranyl diphosphate to the monoterpene limonene [2].

References

  1. Genetic control and evolution of sesquiterpene biosynthesis in Lycopersicon esculentum and L. hirsutum. van Der Hoeven, R.S., Monforte, A.J., Breeden, D., Tanksley, S.D., Steffens, J.C. Plant Cell (2000) [Pubmed]
  2. Germacrene C synthase from Lycopersicon esculentum cv. VFNT cherry tomato: cDNA isolation, characterization, and bacterial expression of the multiple product sesquiterpene cyclase. Colby, S.M., Crock, J., Dowdle-Rizzo, B., Lemaux, P.G., Croteau, R. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1998) [Pubmed]
 
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