LcIMT1, a litchi inositol methyl transferase gene, is responsible for d-bornesitol biosynthesis and confers drought tolerance

• Published in: Plant stress (Amsterdam) Vol. 16; p. 100875
• Main Authors: Huang, Liang-Liang, Li, Xin-Ying, Liu, Fang-Fang, Huang, Xu-Ming, Zeng, Ren-Fang, Abbas, Farhat, Wang, Hui-Cong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: d-bornesitol; Drought stress; Inositol methyltransferase; Litchi chinensis; Transgene; Inositol methyltransferase; Drought stress; Litchi chinensis; d-bornesitol; Transgene

•LcIMT1 generates d-bornesitol (1-O-methyl-myo-inositol), a precursor in the biosynthesis of quebrachitol, in litchi.•In drought stress, d-bornesitol and quebrachitol accumulation and LcIMT1 expression increased.•LcIMT overexpression in Arabidopsis, tomato, and tobacco led to increased production of...