Altered expression of the caffeine synthase gene in a naturally caffeine-free mutant of Coffea arabica.
AUTOR(ES)
MALUF, M. P.
FONTE
In.: GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011
RESUMO
In this work, we studied the biosynthesis of caffeine by examining the expression of genes involved in this biosynthetic pathway in coffee fruits containing normal or low levels of this substance. The amplification of gene-specific transcripts during fruit development revealed that low-caffeine fruits had a lower expression of the theobromine synthase and caffeine synthase genes and also contained an extra transcript of the caffeine synthase gene. This extra transcript contained only part of exon 1 and all of exon 3. The sequence of the mutant caffeine synthase gene revealed the substitution of isoleucine for valine in the enzyme active site that probably interfered with enzymatic activity. These findings indicate that the absence of caffeine in these mutants probably resulted from a combination of transcriptional regulation and the presence of mutations in the caffeine synthase amino acid sequence
ASSUNTO(S)
coffee cup quality differential expression naturally decaffeinated
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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