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The Eucalyptus terpene synthase gene family

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Genomics, June 2015
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Title
The Eucalyptus terpene synthase gene family
Published in
BMC Genomics, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12864-015-1598-x
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Carsten Külheim, Amanda Padovan, Charles Hefer, Sandra T Krause, Tobias G Köllner, Alexander A Myburg, Jörg Degenhardt, William J Foley

Abstract

Terpenoids are abundant in the foliage of Eucalyptus, providing the characteristic smell as well as being valuable economically and influencing ecological interactions. Quantitative and qualitative inter- and intra- specific variation of terpenes is common in eucalypts. The genome sequences of Eucalyptus grandis and E. globulus were mined for terpene synthase genes (TPS) and compared to other plant species. We investigated the relative expression of TPS in seven plant tissues and functionally characterized five TPS genes from E. grandis. Compared to other sequenced plant genomes, Eucalyptus grandis has the largest number of putative functional TPS genes of any sequenced plant. We discovered 113 and 106 putative functional TPS genes in E. grandis and E. globulus, respectively. All but one TPS from E. grandis were expressed in at least one of seven plant tissues examined. Genomic clusters of up to 20 genes were identified. Many TPS are expressed in tissues other than leaves which invites a re-evaluation of the function of terpenes in Eucalyptus. Our data indicate that terpenes in Eucalyptus may play a wider role in biotic and abiotic interactions than previously thought. Tissue specific expression is common and the possibility of stress induction needs further investigation. Phylogenetic comparison of the two investigated Eucalyptus species gives insight about recent evolution of different clades within the TPS gene family. While the majority of TPS genes occur in orthologous pairs some clades show evidence of recent gene duplication, as well as loss of function.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 1 <1%
Uruguay 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Unknown 155 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 25 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 23 15%
Student > Bachelor 18 11%
Student > Master 15 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 6%
Other 27 17%
Unknown 41 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 61 39%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 23 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 3%
Chemistry 5 3%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 2%
Other 10 6%
Unknown 51 32%
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