Tomato catechol-<i>O</i>-methyltransferase sequences and methods of use

摘要

The present disclosure provides isolated DNA molecules encoding tomato O-methyltransferases (OMT); tomato OMT proteins; OMT antisense molecules; vectors, plant cells and plants including tomato OMT DNA molecules or OMT antisense molecules; genetic markers for tomato OMT genes; and methods of increasing or decreasing the amount of guaiacol produced by a plant.

主权项

1. A tomato plant grown from a transgenic tomato plant cell transformed with a vector comprising:
a DNA molecule encoding a tomato O-methyltransferase (OMT), wherein the DNA molecule encodes a peptide having at least 90% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the OMT catalyzes production of guaiacol; and at least one regulatory sequence operatively linked to the DNA molecule such that the OMT is expressed in the transgenic plant cells.