Gene Details:

  • Gene ID:
  • Gene Symbol: CsLIS/NES
  • Gene Name: cultivar Suchazao bifunctional terpenoid synthase
  • Genome:
  • Species: Camellia sinensis

Functional Descriptions:

  • Implementation of CsLIS/NES in linalool biosynthesis involves transcript splicing regulation in Camellia sinensis.
  • A terpene synthase gene CsLIS/NES was recovered from tea plants (C. sinensis cv. “Long-Men Xiang”). CsLIS/NES transcription regulation resulted in 2 splicing forms: CsLIS/NES-1 and CsLIS/NES-2 lacking a 305 bp-fragment at N-terminus, both producing (E)-nerolidol and linalool in vitro.
  • Transgenic tobacco studies and a gene-specific antisense oligo-deoxynucleotide suppression applied in tea leaves indicated that CsLIS/NES-1, localized in chloroplasts, acted as linalool synthase, whereas CsLIS/NES-2 localized in cytosol, functioned as a potential nerolidol synthase, but not linalool synthase.
  • We sought to better elucidate the mechanisms underlying tea linalool and nerolidol biosynthesis regulation by functionally characterizing the responsible gene CsLIS/NES for practical improvement of tea aroma.

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