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Nerolidol Production in Agroinfiltrated Tobacco: Impact of Protein Stability and Membrane Targeting of Strawberry (Fragraria Ananassa) NEROLIDOL SYNTHASE1

Nerolidol Production in Agroinfiltrated Tobacco: Impact of Protein Stability and Membrane Targeting of Strawberry (Fragraria Ananassa) NEROLIDOL SYNTHASE1

Paola Andrade, David Manzano, Karla Ramirez-Estrada, Daniel Caudepon, Montserrat Arro, Albert Ferrer, Michael A Phillips

Plant Sci. 2018 Feb;267:112-123.

PMID: 29362090

Abstract:

The sesquiterpene alcohol nerolidol, synthesized from farnesyl diphosphate (FDP), mediates plant-insect interactions across multiple trophic levels with major implications for pest management in agriculture. We compared nerolidol engineering strategies in tobacco using agroinfiltration to transiently express strawberry (Fragraria ananassa) linalool/nerolidol synthase (FaNES1) either at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or in the cytosol as a soluble protein. Using solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GCMS), we have determined that FaNES1 directed to the ER via fusion to the transmembrane domain of squalene synthase or hydroxymethylglutaryl - CoA reductase displayed significant improvements in terms of transcript levels, protein accumulation, and volatile production when compared to its cytosolic form. However, the highest levels of nerolidol production were observed when FaNES1 was fused to GFP and expressed in the cytosol. This SPME-GCMS method afforded a limit of detection and quantification of 1.54 and 5.13 pg, respectively. Nerolidol production levels, which ranged from 0.5 to 3.0 μg/g F.W., correlated more strongly to the accumulation of recombinant protein than transcript level, the former being highest in FaNES-GFP transfected plants. These results indicate that while the ER may represent an enriched source of FDP that can be exploited in metabolic engineering, protein accumulation is a better predictor of sesquiterpene production.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP7212444	Nerolidol		7212-44-4	Price

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