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  • Title: Transcriptome-guided identification and functional characterization of key terpene synthases involved in constitutive and methyl jasmonate-inducible volatile terpene formation in Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.
    Author: Lee GW, Chung MS, Lee SS, Chung BY, Lee S.
    Journal: Plant Physiol Biochem; 2019 Aug; 141():193-201. PubMed ID: 31174036.
    Abstract:
    Centipedegrass (Eremochloa ophiuroides [Munro] Hack.) is a warm-season turfgrass, widely planted in residential lawns and recreational fields. Here, we uncovered three major terpenes released from the shoots of Eo: (E)-β-ocimene (6%), α-muurolene (87.8%), and eremophilene (6.2%). Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment increased the emission of monoterpenes, including (E)- and (Z)-β-ocimene, limonene, and myrcene, as well as sesquiterpene blends of (E)-caryophyllene, α-copaene, (+)-cyclosativene, and α-farnesene. RNA sequencing analysis predicted 14 putative Eo terpene synthase (EoTPS) genes, and two full-length EoTPS were successfully amplified: Eo7816 (1722 bp) and Eo6039 (1701 bp). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Eo7816 and Eo6039 belonged to the clades of TPS-b and TPS-a, respectively. The Arabidopsis transgenic plants overexpressing Eo7816 exclusively released (E)-β-ocimene (96%) with (Z)-β-ocimene and myrcene. In contrast, Eo6039-overexpressing Arabidopsis plants emitted significant amounts of α-muurolene (69.4%) and eremophilene (21.8%). Together, we demonstrated that the two TPSs play roles in producing major volatile terpenes in Eo.
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