Characterization of the glutathione S-transferase gene family through ESTs and expression analyses within common and pigmented cultivars of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 39
• Main Authors: Licciardello, Concetta, D'Agostino, Nunzio, Traini, Alessandra, Recupero, Giuseppe Reforgiato, Frusciante, Luigi, Chiusano, Maria Luisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.02.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Citrus sinensis; Citrus sinensis - enzymology; Citrus sinensis - genetics; Cultivars; Enzymes; Expressed Sequence Tags; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genomes; Genomics; Glutathione Transferase - genetics; Herbicides; Metabolites; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Proteins; United Kingdom

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) represent a ubiquitous gene family encoding detoxification enzymes able to recognize reactive electrophilic xenobiotic molecules as well as compounds of endogenous origin. Anthocyanin pigments require GSTs for their transport into the vacuole since their cytoplasmic...