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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2024

Identification and functional analysis of two

Xiaohao Guo, Le Ran, Xinyu Huang, Xiuchen Wang, Jiantang Zhu, Yuanyuan Tan, Qingyao Shu

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Xiaohao GuoState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Exploitation, The Advanced Seed Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Le RanState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Exploitation, The Advanced Seed Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Xinyu HuangState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Exploitation, The Advanced Seed Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Xiuchen WangSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
Jiantang ZhuSchool of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
Yuanyuan TanState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Exploitation, The Advanced Seed Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Qingyao ShuState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Exploitation, The Advanced Seed Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Melatonin, a tryptophan-derived indoleamine metabolite with important roles in plant growth and defense, has recently been regarded as a new plant hormone. Maize is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. Although the melatonin receptor gene, Methods: The bioinformatics analysis was used to identify maize SNAT genes and the enzyme activity of the recombinant proteins was determined through in vitro assay. The expression levels of Results: We first identified three maize SNAT genes, ZmSNAT1, ZmSNAT2, and ZmSNAT3, through bioinformatics analysis, and demonstrated that ZmSNAT2 was present in only eight of the 26 cultivars analyzed. We then determined the enzyme activity of ZmSNAT1 and ZmSNAT3 using their recombinant proteins through in vitro assay. The results showed that both ZmSNAT1 and ZmSNAT3 could convert serotonin to NAS and 5-MT to melatonin. Recombinant ZmSNAT1 catalyzed serotonin into NAS with a higher catalytic activity ( Discussion: In summary, the present study identified and characterized the first two functional SNAT genes in maize, laying the foundation for further research on melatonin biosynthesis and its regulatory role in plant growth and response to abiotic stresses.

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drought stressheat stressmaizemelatoninserotonin N-acetyltransferase

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