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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 193-201.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2013.03.010

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Clone, Expression and Functional Analysis of Dihydroflavonol 4-Reductase Gene of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)

WANG Yun-sheng1,2, XU Yu-jiao1, HU Xiao-jing1, JIANG Xiao-lan2, YANG Qing1, LI Wei-wei1, LIU Ya-jun1, GAO Li-ping1,*, XIA Tao2,*   

  1. 1. School of Biology Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
    2. Key Lab of Tea Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
  • Received:2012-12-14 Revised:2013-01-25 Online:2013-06-30 Published:2019-09-04

Abstract: Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of catechins in tea plant. However, the functions and the zymologic properties of DFR were not deeply identified in recent researches. The open reading frame of DFR gene, which encoding a 347 amino acids protein, was cloned from tea plant (Camellia sinensis) by RT-PCR. The deduced protein molecular weight was 38.69βkD and its theoretical isoelectric point was 6.02. The gene was cloned into the expression vector SUMO for expression in prokaryotic cells. The SDS-PAGE results showed that the dihydroflavonol 4-reductase peoteins was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. The optimal inducing conditions including time, temperature and IPTG concentration were studied. The deduced protein was purified and its activity was detected by HPLC-MS method. The results indicated that purified protein showed the DFR activity, catalyzed the reduction reaction of DHQ and DHM. The research provides a valuable foundation for better understanding the substrate specificity and enzymatic properties of CsDFR.

Key words: tea plant (Camellia sinensis), dihydroflavonol 4-reductase, prokaryotic expression, enzyme activity

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