Natural Variation in Monoterpene Synthesis in Kiwifruit: Transcriptional Regulation of Terpene Synthases by NAC and ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3-Like Transcription Factors

• Published in: Plant physiology (Bethesda) Vol. 167; no. 4; pp. 1243 - 1258
• Main Authors: Nieuwenhuizen, Niels J., Chen, Xiuyin, Wang, Mindy Y., Matich, Adam J., Perez, Ramon Lopez, Allan, Andrew C., Green, Sol A., Atkinson, Ross G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Plant Biologists 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Actinidia - enzymology; Actinidia - genetics; Actinidia - growth & development; Alkyl and Aryl Transferases - genetics; Alkyl and Aryl Transferases - metabolism; Base Sequence; Binding sites; BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM; Enzymes; Erythritol - analogs & derivatives; Erythritol - metabolism; Ethylenes - metabolism; Fruit - enzymology; Fruit - genetics; Fruit - growth & development; Fruits; Gene Expression; Gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genes; Molecular Sequence Data; Monoterpenes; Monoterpenes - metabolism; Phylogeny; Plant Leaves - enzymology; Plant Leaves - genetics; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plants; Plants, Genetically Modified; Promoter Regions, Genetic - genetics; Ripening; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity; Sugar Phosphates - metabolism; Terpenes; Transcription factors; Transcription Factors - genetics; Transcription Factors - metabolism; Transferases - genetics; Transferases - metabolism

Two kiwifruit (Actinidia) species with contrasting terpene profiles were compared to understand the regulation of fruit monoterpene production. High rates of terpinolene production in ripeActinidia argutafruit were correlated with increasing gene and protein expression ofA. argutaterpene synthase1 (...