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Identification and Characterization Roles of Phytoene Synthase (PSY) Genes in Watermelon Development. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2022 Phytoene synthase (PSY) plays an essential role in carotenoid biosynthesis. In this study, three ClPSY genes were identified through the watermelon genome, and their full-length cDNA sequences were cloned. The deduced proteins of the three ClPSY genes were ranged from 355 to 421 amino acid residues.
Fang X, Gao P, Luan F, Liu S.
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Ubiquitination of phytoene synthase 1 precursor modulates carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2020 AbstractCarotenoids are natural pigments that are indispensable to plants and humans, whereas the regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis by post-translational modification remains elusive. Here, we show that a tomato E3 ubiquitin ligase, Plastid Protein Sensing RING E3 ligase 1 (PPSR1), is responsible for the regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis. PPSR1
Wang P +5 more
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Orange protein has a role in phytoene synthase stabilization in sweetpotato. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 AbstractCarotenoids have essential roles in light-harvesting processes and protecting the photosynthetic machinery from photo-oxidative damage. Phytoene synthase (PSY) and Orange (Or) are key plant proteins for carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation.
Park S +9 more
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A Third Phytoene Synthase Is Devoted to Abiotic Stress-Induced Abscisic Acid Formation in Rice and Defines Functional Diversification of Phytoene Synthase Genes [PDF]
Plant Physiology, 2008 AbstractWe here report on the characterization of a novel third phytoene synthase gene (PSY) in rice (Oryza sativa), OsPSY3, and on the differences among all three PSY genes with respect to the tissue-specific expression and regulation upon various environmental stimuli.
Ralf, Welsch +4 more
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Transcript Abundance of Phytoene Synthase 1 and Phytoene Synthase 2 Is Associated with Natural Variation of Storage Root Carotenoid Pigmentation in Carrot [PDF]
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2014 Carotenoids are isoprenoid compounds synthesized in plants that serve as photoprotectants essential for photosynthesis and provide plant tissues with red, orange, and yellow pigmentation. These compounds are important in human health, because they serve as both vitamin A precursors as well as having antioxidant properties. Carrot (
Megan J. Bowman +2 more
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The phytoene synthase gene family in the Grasses [PDF]
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2009 Carotenoids are a complex class of isoprenoid pigments playing diverse roles in plants and providing nutritional value. Metabolic engineering of the biosynthetic pathway has been of interest to specifically address global vitamin A deficiency by breeding cereal crop staples in the Poaceae (Grass family) for elevated levels of provitamin A carotenoids ...
Faqiang, Li +2 more
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A common phytoene synthase mutation underlies white petal varieties of the California poppy. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 AbstractThe California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is renowned for its brilliant golden-orange flowers, though white petal variants have been described. By whole-transcriptome sequencing, we have discovered in multiple white petal varieties a single deletion leading to altered splicing and C-terminal truncation of phytoene synthase (PSY), a key ...
Pollack AJ, Gong X, Pollack JR.
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In silico identification and analysis of phytoene synthase genes in plants
Genetics and Molecular Research, 2015 In this study, we examined phytoene synthetase (PSY), the first key limiting enzyme in the synthesis of carotenoids and catalyzing the formation of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate in terpenoid biosynthesis. We used known amino acid sequences of the PSY gene in tomato plants to conduct a genome-wide search and identify putative candidates in 34 sequenced ...
Y, Han +5 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Rhodotorula glutinis, as a member of the family Sporidiobolaceae, is of great value in the field of biotechnology. However, the evolutionary relationship of R. glutinis X-20 with Rhodosporidiobolus, Sporobolomyces, and Rhodotorula are not well understood,
Shaobo Bo +7 more
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Single genetic locus improvement of iron, zinc and β-carotene content in rice grains
Scientific Reports, 2017 Nearly half of the world’s population obtains its daily calories from rice grains, which lack or have insufficient levels of essential micronutrients. The deficiency of micronutrients vital for normal growth is a global health problem, and iron, zinc and
Simrat Pal Singh +2 more
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