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The overexpression of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) genes that encode the branched-chain amino acid transferase modulate flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana

The overexpression of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) genes that encode the branched-chain amino... Key message The overexpression of CsBCATs promotes flowering in Arabidopsis by regulating the expression of flowering time genes. Abstract The branched-chain amino acid transferases (BCATs) play an important role in the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), such as isoleucine, leucine, and valine. They function in both the synthesis and the degradation of this class of amino acids. We identified and characterized the three BCAT genes in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). The tissue-specific expression profiling in cucumber plants revealed that CsBCAT2 and CsBCAT7 were highly expressed in the reproductive tissues, whereas CsBCAT3 expression was highly detected in the vegetative tissues. The subcellular localization patterns of three CsBCATs were observed in the mitochondria. The functional analyses of CsBCATs showed that CsBCAT2 and CsBCAT3 restored the growth of bat1Δ/bat2Δ double knockout yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and CsBCAT3 and CsBCAT7 with different substrate preferences acted in a reverse reaction. The transgenic approach demonstrated that the overexpression of the three CsBCATs resulted in early flowering phenotypes, which were associated with the upregulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (SOC1) in a manner in which they were dependent on GIGANTEA (GI)/CONSTANS (CO) and SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP)/FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plant Cell Reports Springer Journals

The overexpression of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) genes that encode the branched-chain amino acid transferase modulate flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2018 by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
Subject
Life Sciences; Plant Sciences; Cell Biology; Biotechnology; Plant Biochemistry
ISSN
0721-7714
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1432-203X
DOI
10.1007/s00299-018-2346-x
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Key message The overexpression of CsBCATs promotes flowering in Arabidopsis by regulating the expression of flowering time genes. Abstract The branched-chain amino acid transferases (BCATs) play an important role in the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), such as isoleucine, leucine, and valine. They function in both the synthesis and the degradation of this class of amino acids. We identified and characterized the three BCAT genes in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). The tissue-specific expression profiling in cucumber plants revealed that CsBCAT2 and CsBCAT7 were highly expressed in the reproductive tissues, whereas CsBCAT3 expression was highly detected in the vegetative tissues. The subcellular localization patterns of three CsBCATs were observed in the mitochondria. The functional analyses of CsBCATs showed that CsBCAT2 and CsBCAT3 restored the growth of bat1Δ/bat2Δ double knockout yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and CsBCAT3 and CsBCAT7 with different substrate preferences acted in a reverse reaction. The transgenic approach demonstrated that the overexpression of the three CsBCATs resulted in early flowering phenotypes, which were associated with the upregulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (SOC1) in a manner in which they were dependent on GIGANTEA (GI)/CONSTANS (CO) and SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP)/FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC)

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Plant Cell Reports – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 8, 2018

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