Part:BBa_K3458003
35S Promoter + HQT
This part is the L. japonica. hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HQT) coding region, with a composite 35s promoter element.
Usage and Biology
Because this is a composite of promoter and the coding region for the HQT sequence, it can be expressed by its two components--please see BBa_K3458001 and BBa_K414002.
The flower buds of Lonicera japonica are widely used in Chinese medicine for their anti-inflammatory properties. The reason why L. japonica has potent and significant effects is that it contains various active components, especially chlorogenic acid (CGA). This is a hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HQT) gene encoding a protein of 439 amino acids from L. japonica..
The biosynthetic route of synthesizing CGA from caffeoyl-CoA and quinate using hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HQT) has been reported as the most important way for plants to synthesize CGA. And the result of recent study also showed that tissue distribution of HQT was in accordance with the pattern of CGA content.
35S is a plant specific promoter, obtained from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus, and the part is intended for use as a constitutive promoter for gene expression experiments. In order to express HQT in Oryza sativa L. protoplast we choose the plant specific constitutive promoter 35S.
Characterization
References
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Unknown
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]Illegal BsaI site found at 191
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