Co-expression of peppermint geranyl diphosphate synthase small subunit enhances monoterpene production in transgenic tobacco plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1133-1144

  Yin, Jun Lin ^a   Wong, Woon Seng ^a   Jang, In Cheol ^a   Chua, Nam Hai ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 C methyl d erythritol 4 phosphate (MEP); geranyl diphosphate synthase small subunit (GPS.SSU); metabolic engineering; monoterpene; Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; MONOTERPENE; MONOTREME; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEFENSE; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MENTHA X PIPERITA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TERPENE;

ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MENTHA PIPERITA; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SHOOT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; MONOTERPENES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

EID: 85002997461     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14280     Document Type: Article

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