title: Functional expression of the cotton gibberellic acid oxidase homologous gene GhGA20ox1 in tobacco.
abstract: To determine the physiological function of GhGA20ox1, a homologous gene of GA 20-oxidase from elongating cotton fibers, we expressed this gene ectopically in Nicotiana benthamiana. Reverse transcription-PCR analysis showed that the GhGA20ox1 gene was expressed in the transgenic plants at various levels. It was demonstrated that overexpression of GhGA20ox1 enhanced preferentially the GA(4+7) biosynthesis in N. benthamiana and conferred GA-overproduction characters to transformants. The extent of phenotypic alteration in the transgenic plants was found to correlate with the transcriptional levels of GhGA20ox1 and GA contents. Results indicated that the GhGA20ox1 gene promoted the biosynthesis of the active GAs (GA(4+7)) in transgenic tobacco plants therefore represents a useful gene for manipulating GA levels.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement of Ministry of Agriculture of China, Biotechnology Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
authors.forename: Yue-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Ying-Fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xian-Bi
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: De-Mou
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pei
mesh_terms: D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D005875:Gibberellins / Q000378:metabolism; D003368:Gossypium / Q000235:genetics*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005875:Gibberellins; D010940:Plant Proteins; C007842:gibberellic acid; D010088:Oxidoreductases