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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Lycopersicon esculentum
SUBMITTER: Maxim Itkin
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3455 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Itkin Maxim M Rogachev Ilana I Alkan Noam N Rosenberg Tally T Malitsky Sergey S Masini Laura L Meir Sagit S Iijima Yoko Y Aoki Koh K de Vos Ric R Prusky Dov D Burdman Saul S Beekwilder Jules J Aharoni Asaph A
The Plant cell 20111216 12
Steroidal alkaloids (SAs) are triterpene-derived specialized metabolites found in members of the Solanaceae family that provide plants with a chemical barrier against a broad range of pathogens. Their biosynthesis involves the action of glycosyltransferases to form steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs). To elucidate the metabolism of SGAs in the Solanaceae family, we examined the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) GLYCOALKALOID METABOLISM1 (GAME1) gene. Our findings imply that GAME1 is a galactosyltransfer ...[more]