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Plant J

Title:		Characterization of a BAHD acyltransferase responsible for producing the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate in Arabidopsis thaliana
Author(s):		D'Auria JC; Pichersky E; Schaub A; Hansel A; Gershenzon J;
Address:		"Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knoll Strasse 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany. dauria@ice.mpg.de"
Journal Title:		Plant J
Year:		2007
Volume:		20061206
Issue:		2
Page Number:		194 - 207
DOI:		10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02946.x
ISSN/ISBN:		0960-7412 (Print) 0960-7412 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Green-leaf volatiles are commonly emitted from mechanically and herbivore-damaged plants. Derived from the lipoxygenase pathway, these compounds may serve as attractants to predators and parasitoids of herbivores, prevent the spread of bacteria and fungi, and induce several important plant defense pathways. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the major volatile released upon mechanical wounding of the leaves is the GLV ester, (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate. We have characterized a member of the BAHD acyltransferase gene family At3g03480 which catalyzes the formation of (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate from acetyl-CoA and (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol. The encoded acetyl CoA:(Z)-3-hexen-1-ol acetyltransferase (CHAT) has the ability to accept several medium-chain-length aliphatic and benzyl-derived alcohols, but has highest catalytic efficiency with (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol. The highest expression of CHAT occurs in the leaves and stems. Upon mechanical damage, the (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate emission peaked after 5 min and declined to pre-damage levels after 90 min. However, CHAT gene transcript levels increased much more slowly with the highest levels detected between 3 and 6 h after wounding. An increase in CHAT enzyme activity in vitro followed the transcript increase, with levels peaking between 10 and 12 h after wounding. Plants expressing either an RNAi cassette for the CHAT gene or plants harboring a T-DNA insertion in the CHAT coding region had greatly reduced (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate emission, showing that the CHAT enzyme is responsible for the in planta production of this ester"
Keywords:		"Acetates/chemistry/*metabolism Acyltransferases/genetics/*metabolism Arabidopsis/genetics/*metabolism Arabidopsis Proteins/*metabolism/physiology Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic Gene Expression Regulation, Plant Hexanols/chemistry Molecular Struct;"
Notes:		"MedlineD'Auria, John C Pichersky, Eran Schaub, Andrea Hansel, Armin Gershenzon, Jonathan eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2006/12/14 Plant J. 2007 Jan; 49(2):194-207. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02946.x. Epub 2006 Dec 6"