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- Title
Lupeol Accumulation Correlates with Auxin in the Epidermis of Castor.
- Authors
Li, Donghai; Pan, Cheng; Lu, Jianjun; Zaman, Wajid; Zhao, Huayan; Zhang, Jixing; Lü, Shiyou; Rozhon, Wilfried
- Abstract
Lupeol, a natural lupane-type pentacyclic triterpene, possesses various pharmacological properties, and its production attracts attention. Significant quantities of lupeol are deposited on the castor aerial organ surface and are easily extractable as a predominant wax constituent. Thus, castor might be considered as a potential bioreactor for the production of lupeol. The lupeol biosynthesis pathway is well known, but how it is regulated remains largely unknown. Among large numbers of castor cultivars, we targeted one accession line (337) with high levels of lupeol on its stem surface and low levels thereof on its hypocotyl surface, implicating that lupeol synthesis is differentially regulated in the two organs. To explore the underlying mechanisms, we did comparative transcriptome analysis of the first internode of 337 stem and the upper hypocotyl. Our results show that large amounts of auxin-related genes are differentially expressed in both parts, implying some possible interactions between auxin and lupeol production. We also found that several auxin-responsive cis-elements are present in promoter regions of HMGR and LUS genes encoding two key enzymes involved in lupeol production. Furthermore, auxin treatments apparently induced the expression levels of RcHMGR and RcLUS. Furthermore, we observed that auxin treatment significantly increased lupeol contents, whereas inhibiting auxin transport led to an opposite phenotype. Our study reveals some relationships between hormone activity and lupeol synthesis and might provide a promising way for improving lupeol yields in castor.
- Subjects
EPIDERMIS; PROMOTERS (Genetics); PHENOTYPES; AUXIN
- Publication
Molecules, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 10, p2978
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules26102978