Gene Details:
- Gene ID:
- Gene Symbol: CsULT1
- Gene Name: ultrapetala transcription factor 1
- Genome:
- Species: Crocus sativus
Functional Descriptions:
- Identification, cloning and characterization of an ultrapetala transcription factor CsULT1 from Crocus: a novel regulator of apocarotenoid biosynthesis.
- The gene contains an 80 amino acid long conserved SAND domain. The CsULT1 transcript was more abundant in stigma and showed increase in expression from pre anthesis stage till anthesis and decreased in post anthesis stage which corroborated with the accumulation pattern of crocin indicating its possible role in regulation of apocarotenoid biosynthesis.
- CsULT1 was found to be transcriptionally active and localized in nucleus. Its expression is induced in response to phytohormones like auxin, methyljasmonate and salicylic acid.
- Overexpression of CsULT1 in Crocus calli resulted in enhanced expression of key pathway genes like phytoene synthase (PSY), phytoene desaturase (PDS), beta carotene hydroxylase (BCH) and carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) indicating its role in regulation of apocarotenoid biosynthesis.
Function-related keywords:
- transcription-factor , auxin , nucleus , salicylic-acid , auxin-response , auxin-biosynthesis , transcription-regulator , calli , carotene , carotene-accumulation , carotenoid , carotenoid-biosynthesis
Literature:
- Identification, cloning and characterization of an ultrapetala transcription factor CsULT1 from Crocus: a novel regulator of apocarotenoid biosynthesis. DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0423-7 ; PMID: 25640597
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Gene Resources:
- NCBI ID: KM670459
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Sequences:
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