Several geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase isoforms supply metabolic substrates for carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato
M. Victoria Barja, Miguel Ezquerro, Gianfranco Diretto, Igor Florez-Sarasa, Elisenda Feixes, Alessia Fiore, Rumyana Karlova, Alisdair R. Fernie, Jules Beekwilder, Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion
This study identifies multiple GGPPS isoforms in tomato and shows that SlG2 and SlG3 cooperatively supply GGPP for carotenoid biosynthesis, with SlG3 having a stronger impact on metabolic and developmental traits.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2020Plant Biology