The Eucalyptus terpene synthase gene family

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dc.contributor.author Kulheim, Carsten
dc.contributor.author Padovan, Amanda
dc.contributor.author Hefer, Charles
dc.contributor.author Krause, Sandra T.
dc.contributor.author Kollner, Tobias G.
dc.contributor.author Myburg, Alexander Andrew
dc.contributor.author Degenhardt, Jorg
dc.contributor.author Foley, William J.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-13T07:28:12Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-13T07:28:12Z
dc.date.issued 2015-06-11
dc.description Additional file 1: This file contains 6 supplemental tables. Additional file 2: This file contains 3 supplemental figures. Additional file 3: This file contains 2 supplemental text documents. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND : Terpenoids are abundant in the foliage of Eucalyptus, providing the characteristic smell as well as being valuable economically and influencing ecological interactions. Quantitative and qualitative inter- and intra- specific variation of terpenes is common in eucalypts. RESULTS : The genome sequences of Eucalyptus grandis and E. globulus were mined for terpene synthase genes (TPS) and compared to other plant species. We investigated the relative expression of TPS in seven plant tissues and functionally characterized five TPS genes from E. grandis. Compared to other sequenced plant genomes, Eucalyptus grandis has the largest number of putative functional TPS genes of any sequenced plant. We discovered 113 and 106 putative functional TPS genes in E. grandis and E. globulus, respectively. All but one TPS from E. grandis were expressed in at least one of seven plant tissues examined. Genomic clusters of up to 20 genes were identified. Many TPS are expressed in tissues other than leaves which invites a re-evaluation of the function of terpenes in Eucalyptus. CONCLUSIONS : Our data indicate that terpenes in Eucalyptus may play a wider role in biotic and abiotic interactions than previously thought. Tissue specific expression is common and the possibility of stress induction needs further investigation. Phylogenetic comparison of the two investigated Eucalyptus species gives insight about recent evolution of different clades within the TPS gene family. While the majority of TPS genes occur in orthologous pairs some clades show evidence of recent gene duplication, as well as loss of function. en_ZA
dc.description.department Genetics en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2016 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship The work of CK, AP and WJF is supported by the Australian Research Council (LP110100184 and DP14101755) and the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. SK, TK and JD are supported by European Commission (QLRT-2001-01930 and MRTN-CT-2003-504720), the German Science Foundation (DE8372-2), and the Max Planck Society. CH and AM acknowledge support from the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST), Sappi and Mondi, through the Wood and Fibre Molecular Genetics (WFMG) Programme, the Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citation Kulheim, C, Padovan, A, Hefer, C, Krause, ST, Kollner, TG, Myburg, AA, Degenhardt, J & Foley, WJ 2015, 'The Eucalyptus terpene synthase gene family', BMC Genomics, vol. 16, art. no. 450, pp. 1-18. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1471-2164
dc.identifier.other 10.1186/s12864-015-1598-x
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51992
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher BioMed Central en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015 Külheim et al.; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject EucalyptuS en_ZA
dc.subject Myrtaceae en_ZA
dc.subject Terpene synthase en_ZA
dc.subject Essential oil en_ZA
dc.subject Monoterpenes en_ZA
dc.subject Sesquiterpenes en_ZA
dc.subject Evolution en_ZA
dc.subject Biodiversity en_ZA
dc.subject Herbivory en_ZA
dc.subject Terpene synthase genes (TPS) en_ZA
dc.title The Eucalyptus terpene synthase gene family en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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