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- Title
Identification and Functional Analysis of 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate Synthase Gene in Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum).
- Authors
Ge, Haicui; Lu, Junyang; Han, Mingxuan; Lu, Linye; Tian, Jun; Zheng, Hongzhe; Liu, Shuping; Zhong, Fenglin; Hou, Maomao
- Abstract
1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) is a rate-limiting enzyme in terpene synthesis that can affect the accumulation of secondary metabolites in plants. In this study, three DXS gene family members were identified in the tomato genome-wide database. Using bioinformatics methods, we analyzed the gene structure, evolutionary affinities, and cis-acting elements of the SlDXS gene family members. Promoters of SlDXS genes contain plant hormone-responsive elements such as the CGTCA-motif, TGACG-motif, ABRE, TCA-element, TGA-element, ERE, CAT-box, and AACA-motif, which suggested that the SlDXS gene family may play an important role in hormone response. The RT-qPCR analysis showed that the tomato DXS2 gene was able to respond upon exposure to methyl jasmonate (MeJA). The construction of a virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) vector for the SlDXS gene showed that the SlDXS2 gene was also able to respond to MeJA in silenced plants, but the induction level was lower relative to that of wild-type plants. The SlDXS1 gene is associated with the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments. This study provides a reference for the further elucidation of the DXS gene's biological function in the terpenoid synthesis pathway in tomatoes.
- Subjects
TOMATOES; FUNCTIONAL analysis; GENE families; GENE silencing; PLANT genes; PHOTOSYNTHETIC pigments; TERPENES
- Publication
Horticulturae, 2024, Vol 10, Issue 3, p304
- ISSN
2311-7524
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/horticulturae10030304