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Cytokinin (CK) activity is regulated by the complex interplay of their metabolism, transport, stability and cellular/tissue localization. O-glucosides of zeatin-type CKs are postulated to be storage and/or transport forms. Active CK levels are determined in part by their differential distribution of
Transplastomic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants expressing β-glucosidase (Bgl-1) show modified development. They flower 1 month earlier with an increase in biomass (1.9-fold), height (1.5-fold), and leaf area (1.6-fold) than untransformed plants. Trichome density on the upper and lower leaf
Production of enzymes for lignocellulose hydrolysis in planta has been proposed as a lower-cost alternative to microbial production, with plastid transformation as a preferred method due to high foreign protein yields. An important regulator of chloroplast protein production is the downstream box
Here, we report an increase in biomass yield and saccharification in transgenic tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.) overexpressing thermostable β-glucosidase from Thermotoga maritima, BglB, targeted to the chloroplasts and vacuoles. The transgenic tobacco plants showed
The activity of the phytohormone cytokinin depends on a complex interplay of factors such as its metabolism, transport, stability, and cellular/tissue localization. O-glucosides of zeatin-type cytokinins are postulated to be storage and/or transport forms, and are readily deglucosylated. Transgenic
Two genes for prepro glucan endo-1,3-beta-glucosidase (1,3-beta-glucanase; 1,3-beta-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.39) of tobacco were cloned and their sequences were compared with cDNA clones. Southern analysis indicates that the genomic clones represent genes derived from ancestral parents of
Plant class I glucan endo-1,3-beta-glucosidases (beta-1,3-glucanase; 1,3-beta-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.39) have been implicated in development and defense against pathogen attack. Nevertheless, beta-1,3-glucanase deficiencies generated by antisense transformation of Nicotiana sylvestris
A beta-glucosidase gene (bglA) from Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens H17c was cloned into the binary vector pGA482 under the control of the 35S Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (CaMV) promoter. A second construct was generated for accumulation of the bglA gene product in the vacuole of transformed tobacco plants.
Phenolic composition of virgin olive oil is determined by the enzymatic and/or chemical reactions that take place during olive fruit processing. Of these enzymes, β-glucosidase activity plays a relevant role in the transformation of the phenolic glycosides present in the olive fruit, generating
Glycosylation and deglycosylation are impressive mechanisms that allow plants to regulate the biological activity of an array of secondary metabolites. Although glycosylation improves solubility and renders the metabolites suitable for transport and sequestration, deglycosylation activates them to
It is not yet known whether dephosphorylation of proteins catalyzed by phosphatases occurs in the apoplastic space. In this study, we found that tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) purple acid phosphatase could dephosphorylate the phosphoryl residues of three apoplastic proteins, two of which were
We have studied the effect of ethylene on the localization of the basic isoforms of glucan endo-1,3-β-glucosidase (β-1,3-glucanase, EC 3.2.1.39) and endo-chitinase (chitinase, EC 3.2.1.14) in leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Havana 425. Comparisons of the enzyme contents of the lower epidermis of
Two endochitinases (EC 3.2.1.14) of M(r) values of approximately 34,000 and approximately 32,000 have been purified from cultured tissues of Nicotiana tabacum cv. Havana 425. The chitinase content of cloned tobacco pith tissues subcultured on hormone-free medium increases by approximately 5-fold to
The hyperthermostable β-glucosidase BglB of Thermotoga maritima was modified by adding a short C-terminal tetrapeptide (AFVY, which transports phaseolin to the vacuole, to its C-terminal sequence). The modified β-glucosidase BglB was transformed into tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants. We
Salicylic acid (SA) is a putative signal that activates plant resistance to pathogens. SA levels increase systemically following the hypersensitive response produced by tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) inoculation of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv Xanthi-nc) leaves. The SA increase in the inoculated