Muoki, R C and Paul, Asosii and Kumar , Sanjay (2012) A shared response of thaumatin like protein, chitinase, and late embryogenesis abundant protein3 to environmental stresses in tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]. Funct Integr Genomics, 12. pp. 565-571.

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Abstract

Drought poses a significant threat to tree plants including tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] that yields a popular beverage “tea.” Consequence of drought is heat and salt stress, for which data on molecular response in tree species are not available. The present work analyzed drought-responsive subtracted cDNA libraries of tea to identify drought-responsive genes. Temporal and spatial gene expression suggested the involvement of chaperones as one of the major mechanisms to protect the plant against drought-related damages. A common response of thaumatin like protein, chitinase, and late embryogenesis abundant protein3 across four stresses suggests these to be useful targets to generate “drought stress proof” tea.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Abiotic stresses . Camellia sinensis . Drought . Expressed sequence tags . Heat . Molecular chaperones . Salt . Tree
Subjects:	Plant sciences Plant Biotechnology
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Dr. Aparna Maitra Pati
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2013 10:25
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2013 10:25
URI:	http://ihbt.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1200

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