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Howitt, Crispin A; Cavanagh, Colin R; Bowerman, Andrew F; Cazzonelli, Christopher; Rampling, Lynette; Mimica, Joanna L; Pogson, Barry J
Functional & integrative genomics, 08/2009, Volume: 9, Issue: 3Journal Article
Endosperm carotenoid content in wheat is a primary determinant of flour colour and this affects both the nutritional value of the grain and its utility for different applications. Utilising wheat rice synteny two genes, ε-cyclase (ε-LCY) and phytoene synthase (Psy-A1), were identified as candidate genes for two of the QTL affecting lutein content in wheat endosperm. Analysis of the sequence changes in ε-LCY and Psy-A1 revealed possible causal mechanisms for both QTL. A point mutation in ε-LCY results in the substitution of a conserved amino acid in the high lutein allele. This substitution has been observed in high lutein-accumulating species from the Gentiales order. In Psy-A1, a sequence duplication at the end of exon 2 creates a new splice site and causes alternative splicing of the transcript and activation of a cryptic exon, resulting in four different transcripts: a wild-type transcript, two transcripts with early terminations and a transcript that would produce an in-frame, albeit longer protein. Only the wild-type splice variant produced an enzymatically active protein and its mRNA abundance was reduced by titration with the other splice variants. This reduction in wild-type mRNA is argued to result in a reduction in PSY protein and thus carotenoid content in wheat.
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