Disclosed are isolated nucleic acid molecules from
Selaginella moellendorffii
that encode a terpene synthase protein at least 80% identical to a protein encoded by the nucleic acid sequence according to any of SEQ ID NOs: 1-47 or a degenerate variant thereof or a functional fragment thereof. Isolated terpene synthase proteins from
S. moellendorffii
are also disclosed. Host cells transformed with the
S. moellendorffii
terpene synthase nucleic acids are also disclosed, for example cells of a single cell organism, such as bacteria and yeast, or multicellular organism, such as a plant. The host cells can be prokaryotic cells or eukaryotic cells. Transgenic plants, or any part thereof, stably transformed with
S. moellendorffii
terpene synthase nucleic acids are also disclosed In some examples the transgenic plant is a dicotyledon or a monocotyledon. A method is disclosed for producing a transgenic plant, as is a method for producing terpenes.
本文揭示了来自墨西哥卷柏(
SElaginella moellendorffii)的分离核酸分子,其编码至少与序列编号为
SEQ ID NOs: 1-47或其变异体或其功能片段编码的
萜类合成酶蛋白80%相同。此外,还揭示了来自S. moellendorffii的分离
萜类合成酶蛋白。此外,还揭示了转化了S. moellendorffii
萜类合成酶核酸的宿主细胞,例如单细胞
生物(如细菌和酵母)或多细胞
生物(如植物)。宿主细胞可以是原核细胞或真核细胞。此外,还揭示了转
基因植物或其任何部分,其稳定转化了S. moellendorffii
萜类合成酶核酸。在某些实例中,转
基因植物是双子叶植物或单子叶植物。本文还揭示了一种生产转
基因植物的方法,以及一种生产
萜类化合物的方法。