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Mol Biotechnol

Title:		Cloning and Functional Characterization of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (LiMCT) Gene in Oriental Lily (Lilium 'Sorbonne')
Author(s):		Jiang F; Liu D; Dai J; Yang T; Zhang J; Che D; Fan J;
Address:		"College of Horticulture and Landscape, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China. College of Horticulture and Landscape, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China. jinpingfan@neau.edu.cn"
Journal Title:		Mol Biotechnol
Year:		2023
Volume:		20230404
Issue:
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.1007/s12033-023-00729-8
ISSN/ISBN:		1559-0305 (Electronic) 1073-6085 (Linking)
Abstract:		"2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (MCT) is a key enzyme in the MEP pathway of monoterpene synthesis, catalyzing the generation of 4- (5'-pyrophosphate cytidine)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol from 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate. We used homologous cloning strategy to clone gene, LiMCT, in the MEP pathway that may be involved in the regulation of floral fragrance synthesis in the Lilium oriental hybrid 'Sorbonne.' The full-length ORF sequence was 837 bp, encoding 278 amino acids. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the relative molecular weight of LiMCT protein is 68.56 kD and the isoelectric point (pI) is 5.12. The expression pattern of LiMCT gene was found to be consistent with the accumulation sites and emission patterns of floral fragrance monoterpenes in transcriptome data (unpublished). Subcellular localization indicated that the LiMCT protein is located in chloroplasts, which is consistent with the location of MEP pathway genes functioning in plastids to produce isoprene precursors. Overexpression of LiMCT in Arabidopsis thaliana affected the expression levels of MEP and MVA pathway genes, suggesting that overexpression of the LiMCT in A. thaliana affected the metabolic flow of C5 precursors of two different terpene synthesis pathways. The expression of the monoterpene synthase AtTPS14 was elevated nearly fourfold in transgenic A. thaliana compared with the control, and the levels of carotenoids and chlorophylls, the end products of the MEP pathway, were significantly increased in the leaves at full bloom, indicating that LiMCT plays an important role in regulating monoterpene synthesis and in the synthesis of other isoprene-like precursors in transgenic A. thaliana flowers. However, the specific mechanism of LiMCT in promoting the accumulation of isoprene products of the MEP pathway and the biosynthesis of floral monoterpene volatile components needs further investigation"
Keywords:		Floral scent LiMCT Lilium Methylerythritol pathway Monoterpenes biosynthesis;
Notes:		"PublisherJiang, Fan Liu, Dongying Dai, Jingqi Yang, Tao Zhang, Jinzhu Che, Daidi Fan, Jinping eng Switzerland 2023/04/05 Mol Biotechnol. 2023 Apr 4. doi: 10.1007/s12033-023-00729-8"