Molecular evolution and structural analyses of proteins involved in metabolic pathways of volatile organic compounds in Petunia hybrida (Solanaceae).

ABSTRACT: The association between plants and their pollinators is essential for increasing the diversity in angiosperms. Morphological and physiological traits, mainly floral scent, can influence the pollination dynamics and select pollinators for each plant species. In this work, we studied two proteins involved in producing volatile organic compounds in plants, conyferyl alcohol acyltransferase (CFAT) and benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol/phenyl ethanol benzoyl transferase (BPBT) genes. We aimed to understand these proteins with respect to evolutionary and structural aspects and functions in Solanaceae using phylogenetic methods and comparative molecular modeling. We used Bayesian inference to describe the proteins' evolutionary history using Petunia x hybrida as a query to search for homologs in the Sol

SUBMITTER: Beltrame LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9762610 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature