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Identification of the SAAT Gene Involved in Strawberry Flavor Biogenesis by Use of DNA Microarrays

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Aharoni, Asaph, Keizer, Leopold C. P., Bouwmeester, Harro J., Sun, Zhongkui, Alvarez-Huerta, Mayte, Verhoeven, Harrie A., Blaas, Jan, van Houwelingen, Adèle M. M. L., De Vos, Ric C. H., van der Voet, Hilko, Jansen, Ritsert C., Guis, Monique, Mol, Jos, Davis, Ronald W., Schena, Mark, van Tunen, Arjen J., O’Connell, Ann P.·2000·The Plant Cell

Abstract

Fruit flavor is a result of a complex mixture of numerous compounds. The formation of these compounds is closely correlated with the metabolic changes occurring during fruit maturation. Here, we describe the use of DNA microarrays and appropriate statistical analyses to dissect a complex developmental process. In doing so, we have identified a novel strawberry alcohol acyltransferase (SAAT) gene that plays a crucial role in flavor biogenesis in ripening fruit. Volatile esters are quantitatively and qualitatively the most important compounds providing fruity odors. Biochemical evidence for involvement of the SAAT gene in formation of fruity esters is provided by characterizing the recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli. The SAAT enzyme showed maximum activity with aliphatic medium-chain alcohols, whose corresponding esters are major components of strawberry volatiles. The enzyme was capable of utilizing short- and medium-chain, branched, and aromatic acyl-CoA molecules as cosubstrates. The results suggest that the formation of volatile esters in fruit is subject to the availability of acyl-CoA molecules and alcohol substrates and is dictated by the temporal expression pattern of the SAAT gene(s) and substrate specificity of the SAAT enzyme(s).

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Aharoni, A., Keizer, L. C. P., Bouwmeester, H. J., Sun, Z., Alvarez-Huerta, M., Verhoeven, H. A., Blaas, J., van Houwelingen, A. M. M. L., De Vos, R. C. H., van der Voet, H., Jansen, R. C., Guis, M., Mol, J., Davis, R. W., Schena, M., van Tunen, A. J., & O’Connell, A. P.
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The Plant Cell
Published
2000-05
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
647-661
ISSN
  • 1040-4651 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-298X
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513
References
34
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journal article
Language
en
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Aharoni, A., Keizer, L. C. P., Bouwmeester, H. J., Sun, Z., Alvarez-Huerta, M., Verhoeven, H. A., Blaas, J., van Houwelingen, A. M. M. L., De Vos, R. C. H., van der Voet, H., Jansen, R. C., Guis, M., Mol, J., Davis, R. W., Schena, M., van Tunen, A. J., & O’Connell, A. P. (2000). Identification of the SAAT Gene Involved in Strawberry Flavor Biogenesis by Use of DNA Microarrays. The Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.12.5.647

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