Molecular Cloning and Analysis of an Acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase Gene (EkAACT) from Euphorbia kansui Liou.

ABSTRACT: Terpenoids are the largest class of natural products and are essential for cell functions in plants and their interactions with the environment. Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (AACT, EC2.3.1.9) can catalyze a key initiation step of the mevalonate pathway (MVA) for terpenoid biosynthesis and is modulated by many endogenous and external stimuli. Here, the function and expression regulation activities of AACT in Euphorbia kansui Liou (EkAACT) were reported. Compared with wild-type Arabidopsis, the root length, whole seedling fresh weight and growth morphology of EkAACT-overexpressing plants were slightly improved. The transcription levels of AtAACT, AtMDC, AtMK, AtHMGR, and AtHMGS in the MVA pathway and total triterpenoid accumulation increased s

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229008 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature