Stilbene synthase genes

Fischer, R., Budde, L, and Hain, R., Stilbene synthase gene expression causes changes in flower colour and male sterility in tobacco. Plant J., 11, 489, 1997. 

Hain R, Bieseler B, Kindi H, Schroder G, Stocker R. 1990 Expression of a stilbene synthase gene in Nicotiana tabacum results in synthesis of the phytoalexin resveratrol. Plant Mol Biol 15 325-335. 

Morelli R, Das S, Bertelli A, Bollini R, Scalzo RL, Das DK, Falchi M. 2006. The introduction of the stilbene synthase gene enhances the natural antiradical activity of Lycopersicon esculentum mill. Mol Cell Biochem 282 65-73. 

Liliaceae), and Festuca versuta (Gramineae). Constitutive overexpression of a grapevine stilbene synthase gene in tobacco and alfalfa resulted in increased resistance to pathogens.219,278... 

Studies have demonstrated that 1 plays a vital defensive role in plants. It has been shown that 1 possesses modest in vitro antimicrobial properties [2,7]. In addition, several oligomeric metabolites of 1 are known to exhibit greater antimicrobial activity [8]. Further evidence for the important defensive role of 1 in plants comes from studies in which transgenic barley, wheat, and tobacco plants containing a stilbene synthase gene exhibit enhanced resistance to fungal infection [9,10],... 

It is also important to consider any possible deleterious effects that resveratrol and its metabolites may have on plants. Production of defensive stilbenes in plants results in resource competition between parallel biosynthetic pathways. For example, one group of metabolites that may be severely impacted by this competition is the chalcones and their metabolites that play a variety of important roles in plants. These compounds share a pool of basic precursors with the stilbenoids [134,135]. Alterations in stilbenoid production could have far reaching effects on the health of the plant. The severity of this problem has been highlighted by Fischer and colleagues [136] who reported that overexpression of a stilbene synthase gene in transgenic tobacco and petunia plants resulted male in sterility. 

Giovinazzo G, D Amieo L, Paiadiso A, Bollini R, Sparvoli F, DeGara L (2005) Antioxidant metabolite profiles in tomato uit constitutively expressing the grapevine stilbene synthase gene. Plant Bioteehnol J 3 57-69... 

Kiselev KV, Tyunin AP, Manyakhin AY, Zhuravlev YN (2010) Resveratrol content and expression patterns of stilbene synthase genes in Vitis amurensis cells treated with 5- azacytidine. Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult 105 65-72. doi 10.1007///sl 1240-010-9842-1... 

Kiselev KV, Dubrovina AS, Bulgakov VP (2009) Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and stilbene synthase gene expression in rolB transgenic cell cultures of Vitis amurensis. AppI Microbiol Biotechnol 82 647-655. doi 10.1007/s00253-008-1788-4... 

Dubrovina AS, Manyakhin AY, Zhuravlev YN, Kiselev KV (2010) Resveratrol content and expression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and stilbene synthase genes in rolC transgenic cell cultures of Vitis amurensis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 88 727-736. doi 10.1007/S0025 3-010-2792-z... 

Table 51.1 Stilbene synthase gene expression in transgenic plants for quality improvtanent...

Hanhineva K, Kokko H, Siljanen H, Rogachev I, Aharoni A, Karenlampi SO (2009) Stilbene synthase gene transfer caused alterations in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of transgenic strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). J Exp Bot 60 2093-2106... 

Schwekendiek A, Spring O, Heyerick A, Pickel B, Pitsch NT, Peschke F, de Keukeleire D, Weber G (2007) Constitutive expression of a grapevine stilbene synthase gene in transgenic hop (Humidus lupulus L.) yields resveratrol and its derivatives in substantial quantities. J Agric Food Chem 55 7002-7009... 

Pyricularia oryzae in rice (Oryza sativa) [253]. When the stilbene synthase gene from peanut (Arachis hypogaea) was overexpressed in alfalfa, the transgenic plants accumulated piceid and showed increased resistance to the alfalfa pathogen, Phoma medicaginis [155]. 

Kobayashi, S. etak (2000) Kiwifruits (Actinidia deliciosa) transformed with a Vitis stilbene synthase gene produce piceid (resveratrol-ghico-side). Plant Cell Reports 19,904-910... 

Szankowski, I. et ak (2003) Transformation of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) with the stilbene synthase gene from grapevine (Vitis vinif-era L.) and a PGIP gene from kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa). Plant Cell Rep. 22, 141-149... 

Zhu, Y. J. et al. (2004) Expression of the grapevine stilbene synthase gene VSTl in papaya provides increased resistance against diseases caused by Phytophthora palmivora. Planta 220,241-250... 

Leckband, G. and Lorz, H. (1998) Transformation and expressoin of a stilbene synthase gene of Vitis vinifera L. in barley and wheat for increased fungal resistance. Theor. Appl Genet. 96, 1004-1012... 

Stark-Lorenzen, P. et al. (1997) Transfer of a grapevine stilbene synthase gene to rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plant Cell Rep. 16,668-673... 

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