Identification of a Highly Expressed 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Gene in the Root Tissue of <i>Taraxacum kok-saghyz</i> — Oak Academic Publishing
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Identification of a Highly Expressed 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Gene in the Root Tissue of <i>Taraxacum kok-saghyz</i>
US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, USA
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US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, USA
1 US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, USA
2 US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, USA
Kazakh dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz, Tk) is a rubber-producing plant currently being investigated as a source of natural rubber for industrial applications. Like many other isoprenoids, rubber is a downstream product of the mevalonate pathway. The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR) enzyme catalyzes the conversion of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA to mevalonic acid, a key regulatory step in the MVA pathway. Such regulated steps provide targets for increases in isoprenoid and rubber contents via genetic engineering to increase enzyme activities. In this study, we identify a TkHMGR1 gene that is highly expressed in the roots of Kazakh dandelion, the main tissue where rubber is synthesized and stored. This finding paves the way for further molecular and genetic studies of the TkHMGR1 gene, and its role in rubber biosynthesis in Tk and other rubber-producing plants.
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