Carotenoid crystal formation in Arabidopsis and carrot roots caused by increased phytoene synthase protein levels
As the first pathway-specific enzyme in carotenoid biosynthesis, phytoene synthase (PSY) is a prime regulatory target. This includes a number of biotechnological approaches that have successfully increased the carotenoid content in agronomically relevant non-green plant tissues through tissue-specific PSY overexpression. We investigated the differential effects of constitutive AtPSY overexpression in green and non-green cells of transgenic Arabidopsis lines. This revealed striking similarities to the situation found in orange carrot roots with respect to carotenoid amounts and sequestration mechanism.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009-07-28
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| Subjects: | carotenoids, phytoene synthase, carrot roots, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115369 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006373#abstract0 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006373 |
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