Low H3K27me3 deposition at CYP82E4 determines the nicotinic conversion rate in Nicotiana tabacum

• Published in: Plant physiology and biochemistry Vol. 206; p. 108234
• Main Authors: Song, Shiyang, Wang, Yaqi, Wang, Jin, Liu, Yanfang, Zhang, Xingzi, Yang, Aiguo, Li, Fengxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.01.2024
• Subjects: cultivars; CYP82E4; genes; H3K27me3; histone code; histones; leaves; loci; lysine; Nicotiana tabacum; nicotine; Nicotine conversion; nornicotine; plant physiology; Repressive histone modification; repressor proteins; tobacco; CYP82E4; Nicotiana tabacum; Nicotine conversion; Repressive histone modification; H3K27me3

Nicotine conversion is the process by which nornicotine is synthesized from nicotine. The capacity of a plant to carry out this process is represented by the nicotine conversion rate (NCR), which is defined as the percentage of nornicotine content out of the total nicotine + nornicotine content. Nic...