| Literature DB >> 30180952 |
Chul-Hyun Ahn1, Md Amir Hossain2, Eunjeong Lee1, Bashista Kumar Kanth1, Phun Bum Park3.
Abstract
D-ononitol epimerase (OEP) catalyzes the conversion of D-ononitol to D-pinitol, which is the last step in the biosynthetic pathway, where myo-inositol is converted to pinitol in higher plants. In this study, OEP cDNA was isolated from Glycine max (GmOEP) and was functionally characterized, which confirmed that GmOEP expression was induced by high salinity and drought stress treatments. To understand the biological function of GmOEP, transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing this protein were constructed. The transgenic Arabidopsis plants displayed enhanced tolerance to high salinity and drought stress treatments.Entities:
Keywords: D-ononitol epimerase (OEP); D-pinitol; Drought tolerance; Osmoprotectants; Salinity tolerance; Soybean
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30180952 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.183
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575