Biologia plantarum 2014, 58:379-384 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-014-0398-5

Spatial and developmental expression of key genes of terpene biosynthesis in Tanacetum parthenium

M. Majdi1,4,*, G. Karimzadeh2, M. A. Malboobi3
1 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
2 Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
3 National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
4 Research Center for Medicinal Plant Breeding and Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a medicinal plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. To improve understanding terpene metabolism in feverfew, the relative gene expression of four key genes coding 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylcoenzyme A reductase (HMGR) and germacrene A synthase (GAS) from the mevalonic acid pathway (MVA), as well as 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) and hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl-4-diphosphate reductase (HDR) from the methyl erythritol phosphate pathway (MEP), were examined. Target organs and tissues included young leaves (not fully expanded), mature leaves (fully expanded), flowers, stems, roots, and glandular trichomes. HMGR, DXR, and HDR were isolated and sequenced for the first time in feverfew. Real-time quantitative PCR analysis revealed differential expression of these genes in feverfew tissues and developmental stages.

Keywords: feverfew; mevalonic acid pathway; methylerythritol phosphate pathway; real time PCR
Subjects: terpene biosynthesis; mevalonic acid pathway; methylerythritol phosphate pathway; gene expression; feverfew
Species: Tanacetum parthenium

Received: July 16, 2013; Revised: October 20, 2013; Accepted: October 22, 2013; Published: June 1, 2014Show citation

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Majdi, M., Karimzadeh, G., & Malboobi, M.A. (2014). Spatial and developmental expression of key genes of terpene biosynthesis in Tanacetum parthenium. Biologia plantarum, 58(2), 379-384. doi: 10.1007/s10535-014-0398-5.
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