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Gene and DNA Sequence Registry

The BCH Gene Registry provides summary information on gene inserts and characteristics of the genetic modifications of the LMOs registered in the BCH.

Record ID Name Trait(s) Donor organism Function
101942 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Arthrobacter globiformis - Arthrobacter
The enzyme participates in biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan. The enzyme is a target for herbicides as these amino acids are only synthesized in plants and microorganisms. Glyphosate acts as a competitive inhibitor for phosphoenolpyruvate, as substrate of EPSPS, and is used as a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide.
110487 Anthocyanin 3-aromatic acyltransferase gene promoter
 
Perilla frutescens - Perilla, Beefsteak mint, Chinese basil, Shiso-zoku, PERFR
 
109829 Flavonoid 3', 5' hydroxylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Campanula medium - Canterbury bells, Cup-and-saucer, Bellflower, CAMME
Flavonoid-3', 5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) is the key enzyme in the synthesis of 3', 5'-hydroxylated anthocyanins, which are generally required for the expression of blue or purple flower color.
116036 Glutamate dehydrogenase mitochondrial transit peptide
 
Solanum lycopersicum - Tomato, SOLLC
 
100266 Legumin B4 gene promoter
 
Vicia faba - Broad Bean, Tick Bean, Windsor Bean, Horse Bean, Pigeon Bean, Field Bean
 
102165 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 3
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
The Resistance gene is a member of the NBS-LRR (Nucleotide Binding Site - Leucine Rich Repeat) class and codes for a protein that recognise specific proteins - termed elicitor proteins - of Phytophthora infestans the causing agent of late-blight disease. ...
102612 16S rRNA gene promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
102615 16S rRNA gene promoter
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
116046 19-kDa zein gene terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
110888 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase coding sequence
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Converts lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) into phosphatidic acid by incorporating an acyl moiety at the 2 position. This enzyme can utilize either acyl-CoA or acyl-ACP as the fatty acyl donor
110889 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase coding sequence
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Limnanthes douglasii - Douglas' meadowfoam , Poached egg plant, LIMDO
The lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase gene from Limnanthes douglasii catalyses the linkage of erucic acid to the sn-2 position of lysophosphatidic acid.

Expression of LPAAT in the seeds of genetically modified oilseed rape leads to significantly increased levels of the trigyceride Trierucin.
110890 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase coding sequence
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
Converts lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) into phosphatidic acid by incorporating an acyl moiety at the 2 position. This enzyme can utilize either acyl-CoA or acyl-ACP as the fatty acyl donor
15012 1-amino-cyclopropane -1-carboxylic acid synthase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation, DIACA
The ACC gene encodes for the carnation 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase which is required for normal ethylene biosynthesis which affects the rate of ripening in plants.
15014 1-amino-cyclopropane -1-carboxylic acid synthase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Solanum lycopersicum - Tomato, SOLLC
The ACC gene encodes a truncated copy of the tomato 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase encoding gene in order to suppress expression of the endogenous unmodified gene (which is required for normal ethylene biosynthesis) through gene silencing.
15013 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Pseudomonas chlororaphis - PSECL
The ACCD gene encodes the enzyme ACCD. In the plant, this enzyme catalyzes metabolism of 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-arboxylic acid (ACC), an essential precursor for the biosynthesis of the plant hormone ethylene.
111938 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase is involved in catalyzing the penultimate step in ethylene biosynthesis.
115829 27 kDa gamma-zein seed storage protein signal peptide
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103622 27kD gamma-zein Promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
116051 27-kDA gamma zein terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
111081 2-deoxyglucose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
In plant cells a glucose analog, 2-deoxyglucose (2-DOG), is phosphorylated by hexokinase to form 2-DOG-6-phosphate, which competes with glucose-6-phosphate causing cell death through the inhibition of glycolysis, protein synthesis, cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and also protein glycosylation. ...
104339 2xOCS:35S Promoter
 
 
 
114726 3' Noncoding region of Yellow fever virus
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
 
115844 3' untranslated region of fructose-bisphosphate aldolase
 
Setaria italica - Foxtail millet, Italian millet
 
115852 3' untranslated region of glycine-rich RNA binding-protein 3
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
114701 3' Untranslated region of Histone 4
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
115850 3' untranslated region of no apical meristem domain containing protein
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
15033 3"(9)-O-aminoglycoside adenyltransferase
Resistance to antibiotics - Streptomycin
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The aadA gene confers resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics such as spectinomycin and streptomycin. The enzyme adenylates either the 3’-hydroxy on the amino-hexose III ring of streptomycin or the 9-hydroxyl on the actinamine ring of spectinomycin Typically used as a marker gene.
109068 30S ribosomal protein S16 gene terminator
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
104793 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase gene
Resistance to herbicides
Pseudomonas fluorescens - PSEFL
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) catalyses the conversion of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate to homogentisate which is the aromatic precursor of tocopherol and plastoquinone, which are essential to the photosynthetic transport chain and antioxidative systems. This reaction involves decarboxylation, substituent migration and aromatic oxygenation in a single catalytic cycle. ...
103900 4ocs∆Mas2’ promoter
 
 
 
114711 5' Noncoding region of Yellow fever virus
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
 
114677 5' region of Outer Envelope Protein 7
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
100354 5' untranslated leader from chlorophyll a/b-binding protein
 
Triticum aestivum - Wheat
 
103886 5' Untranslated Leader of AMV RNA4
 
Alfalfa mosaic virus - Alfalfa mosaic virus, AMV
 
101901 5' untranslated leader of chlorophyll a/b-binding protein
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
114700 5' Untranslated region from Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus
 
Barley stripe mosaic virus - Barley stripe mosaic hordeivirus; Barley false stripe virus; Barley mosaic virus; Barley mild stripe virus; Oat stripe mosaic virus
 
114698 5' Untranslated region from Cucumber Mosaic Virus 1
 
Cucumber mosaic virus - CMV
 
114699 5' Untranslated region from Potato Virus X
 
Potato virus X - PVX
 
115261 5' Untranslated region of At1g01170
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115347 5' untranslated region of At1g65090
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115270 5' Untranslated region of At5g63190
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115355 5' untranslated region of α-globulin B
 
Gossypium hirsutum - Cotton
 
101026 5’e1 promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
103911 5126 anther-specific promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
104947 5'e1 Leader
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
46333 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
The enzyme participates in biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan. The enzyme is a target for herbicides as these amino acids are only synthesized in plants and microorganisms. Glyphosate acts as a competitive inhibitor for phosphoenolpyruvate, as substrate of EPSPS, and is used as a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide.
45463 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
The enzyme participates in biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan. The enzyme is a target for herbicides as these amino acids are only synthesized in plants and microorganisms. Glyphosate acts as a competitive inhibitor for phosphoenolpyruvate, as substrate of EPSPS, and is used as a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide.
45913 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Involved in EPSP biosynthesis. The aroA gene, which encodes 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase , an enzyme of the common aromatic biosynthetic pathway, the enzyme participates in biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan. ...
14979 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
The cp4 epsps gene was isolated from the CP4 strain of the common soil bacterium [i]Agrobacterium tumefaciens[/i]. The enzyme encoded by the sequence is a version of EPSPS that is highly tolerant to inhibition by glyphosate and therefore leads to increased tolerance to glyphosate-containing herbicides. The following reaction is catalyzed by EPSPS: ...
105184 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Salmonella typhimurium - SALTM
Involved in EPSP biosynthesis. The aroA gene, which encodes 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase , an enzyme of the common aromatic biosynthetic pathway, the enzyme participates in biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan.
106246 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Dickeya dadantii - DICDA
Involved in EPSP biosynthesis. The aroA gene, which encodes 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase , an enzyme of the common aromatic biosynthetic pathway, the enzyme participates in biosynthesis of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan. ...
103857 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase Leader
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
46121 7Crp gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Allergens
Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese cedar
7Crp gene derived from cedar pollen Cryj I and Cryj II allergen protein genes. This gene encodes an artificial peptide linking seven-site sequences recognized by the human cedar allergen-specific T cells.
104598 AC1 Gene
 
Bean golden mosaic virus - BGMV
AC1 encodes a complex, multifunctional protein (Rep) that acts as a rolling-circle replication initiation factor, which is the only protein strictly essential for viral genome replication in the bean yellow mosaic virus and is capable of regulating its own expression.
110265 Acetohydroxy acid synthase 1 gene
Resistance to herbicides - Imidazolinone, Sulfonylurea
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
AHAS is an essential enzyme for many organisms as it catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids valine, isoleucine, and leucine.
110264 Acetohydroxy acid synthase 1 gene promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
110266 Acetohydroxy acid synthase 1 gene terminator
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
110260 Acetohydroxy acid synthase 3 gene
Resistance to herbicides - Imidazolinone, Sulfonylurea
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
AHAS is an essential enzyme for many organisms as it catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids valine, isoleucine, and leucine.
110261 Acetohydroxy acid synthase 3 gene Promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
110262 Acetohydroxy acid synthase 3 gene terminator
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
15177 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Chlorsulfuron, Sulfonylurea
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
Acetolactate synthase (ALS) catalyzes the first common step in the biosynthesis of the essential amino acids isoleucine, leucine, and valine.

Native ALS is normally inhibited by sulfonylurea herbicides. However a naturally occurring mutation causes the production of an altered form of ALS (designated SuRB) that is insensitive to inhibition by sulfonylurea herbicides.
48073 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Imidazolinone, Sulfonylurea
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
AHAS is an essential enzyme for many organisms as it catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids valine, isoleucine, and leucine.

A common mutant form of the ahas gene was isolated from a herbicide-resistant Arabidopsis thaliana which differs from the wild type gene by only a single base pair. ...
100268 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Sulfonylurea
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
Acetohydroxy acid synthase (also known as acetolactate synthase) is a key enzyme that catalyzes the first common step in the biosynthesis of the essential branched-chain amino acids isoleucine, leucine, and valine ...
104877 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Sulfonylurea
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
AHAS is an essential enzyme for many organisms as it catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of the branched-chain amino acids valine, isoleucine, and leucine.

A common mutant form of the ahas gene which differs from the wild type gene by two mutations W548L and S627I results in an enzyme that has tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides in plants. The ahas mutant isoform may, therefore, be used as a selectable marker in transgenic plants.
15164 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene (Chimeric)
Resistance to herbicides - Sulfonylurea
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
Acetolactate synthase (ALS) catalyzes the first common step in the biosynthesis of the essential amino acids isoleucine, leucine, and valine.

Native ALS is normally inhibited by sulfonylurea herbicides. However S4-HrA is a chimeric gene derived from two different tobacco ALS genes that both encoded herbicide sensitive versions of ALS.

Two resistance mutations were introduced into one of the ALS genes (Pro191Ala and Trp568Leu) via site directed mutagenesis. ...
103932 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
104876 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene Promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
100390 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene terminator
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
103933 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
104878 Acetohydroxy acid synthase gene Terminator
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
103896 Acetohydroxy acid Synthase gene Terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
104672 Acetohydroxy acid synthase promoter
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
48364 Acetohydroxyacid synthase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Sulfonylurea
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
The acetolactate synthase enzyme (ALS) plays a key role in the biochemical pathways of the branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine. The application of ALS-inhibiting herbicides blocks this synthesis pathway. Lack of the aforementioned amino acids interferes with protein synthesis, causing the plant to die off.This gene encodes a modified acetolactate synthase, which confers tolerance to several acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides such as, for example, sulfonylurea.
103926 Acetohydroxyacid synthase gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
102613 Acetyl-CoA carboxylase large subunit
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
ACC catalyzes the irreversible carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA. Malonyl-CoA is needed as a co-substrate in the fatty acids biosynthesis.
104517 Actin 2 Gene Promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115757 Actin 2 terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103761 Actin 5c gene Promotor
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
 
103909 Actin 8 Intron 1
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103908 Actin 8 Leader sequence
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103907 Actin 8 Promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
110891 Acyl-(ACP) thioesterase type B gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Cuphea lanceolata - Cigar Flower
Catalysis of the reaction: RCO-SR' + H2O = RCOOH + HSR'. This reaction is the hydrolysis of a thiolester bond, an ester formed from a carboxylic acid and a thiol (i.e., RCO-SR'), such as that found in acetyl-coenzyme A.
110892 Acyl-(ACP) thioesterase type B promoter
 
Cuphea lanceolata - Cigar Flower
 
110893 Acyl-(ACP) thioesterase type B terminator
 
Cuphea lanceolata - Cigar Flower
 
101362 Acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase ClFatB4
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Cuphea lanceolata - Cigar Flower
Acyl-acyl carrier protein (Acyl-ACP) thioesterases (TE) hydrolyse the thioester ligation between the ACP (acyl carrier protein) and the synthesised acyl chain in fatty acid biosynthesis. Myristic and palmitic-[ACP] are substrates of the Cuphea lanceolata-derived enzyme which is encoded by the acyl-[ACP] thioesterase gene (ClFatB4). ...
103920 Acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase promoter
 
Cuphea lanceolata - Cigar Flower
 
103921 Acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase Terminator
 
Cuphea lanceolata - Cigar Flower
 
115338 Acyl-homoserine lactonase CHB37
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Resistance to Gram-negative bacteria
Bacillus cereus CHB37
The enzyme hydrolyzes N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) molecules secreted by Gram-negative bacteria, such as [i]Erwinia mallotivora[/i]. AHLs have been determined to be the principle signalling molecule involved in quorum sensing (cell-to-cell communication) in Gram-negative bacteria and are essential for survival and regulation of virulence genes. Bacteria lacking AHLs are non-pathogenic.
115339 Acyl-homoserine lactonase SP24
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Resistance to Gram-negative bacteria
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The enzyme hydrolyzes N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) molecules secreted by Gram-negative bacteria, such as [i]Erwinia mallotivora[/i]. AHLs have been determined to be the principle signalling molecule involved in quorum sensing (cell-to-cell communication) in Gram-negative bacteria and are essential for survival and regulation of virulence genes. Bacteria lacking AHLs are non-pathogenic.
115649 Acyl-lipid (7-3)-desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Pavlova lutheri
Acyl-lipid (7-3)-desaturase creates a double bond at the fourth position from the carboxyl end of docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n-3), converting it into docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3). The enzyme can additionally catalyze the conversion of 22:4n-6 into 22:5n-6 .
110931 Acyl-lipid ∆12-desaturase coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Cold / Heat
Synechocystis sp. - Cyanobacteria, SYNYX
Acyl-lipid desaturases introduce double bonds into fatty acid moieties that have been esterified to glycerolipids, which are located in the endoplasmic reticulum, the chloroplast membrane in plant cells and the thylakoid membrane in cyanobacterial cells. This type desaturase is the most efficient regulator of the unsaturation level of membrane lipids in response to temperature change ...
111572 Adenylate kinase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Adenylate kinases catalyzes the reversible transfer of a phosphate group from adenosine triphosphates (ATP) to adenosine monophosphates (AMP) to yield adenosine diphosphates (ADP). Therefore the enzyme is essential for homeostasis of adenosine phosphates - maintaining the energetic equilibrium of the organism.
106420 ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
109218 ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase gene terminator
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
104660 AHAS Chloroplast Transit Peptide
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
115846 Albino and pale green 6 target sequence
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
104337 Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1, intron 1
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103867 Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1, intron 2
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103625 Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1, intron 6
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
110414 Alcohol dehydrogenase 5′UTR
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
104870 Alcohol dehydrogenase gene 5'UTR
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
111202 Alcohol dehydrogenase I promoter
 
Aspergillus nidulans - EMEND
 
115247 Alcohol dehydrogenase intron
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
 
106441 Alcohol oxidase 1 gene promoter
 
Pichia pastoris - Yeast, PICPA
 
106442 Alcohol oxidase 1 gene terminator
 
Pichia pastoris - Yeast, PICPA
 
111201 alcR transactivator gene
Transcription regulation
Aspergillus nidulans - EMEND
The alcR gene of Aspergillus nidulans encodes a protein with a zinc finger motif, the AlcR activator protein/ AlcR transactivator. In the presence of ethanol, AlcR specifically binds DNA motifs of the ethanol regulon of A.nidulans, inducing the expression of the genes of this regulon. This ethanol pathway is a highly inducible gene system, the so-called alc system, responsible for the utilization of ethanol as sole source of carbon in A.nidulans.
111593 Alkaline phosphatase transit peptide
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
116048 All-stop codon sequence
 
 
 
108877 Alpha Tubulin Gene promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
108880 Alpha Tubulin Gene terminator
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
112606 Alpha-amylase 3 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Manihot esculenta - Cassava, Brazilian arrowroot, Yuca, Manioc, Mandioca, MANES
The plastidial alpha amylase gene (AMY3) is involved in the release of branched malto‐olicosaccharides from the starch granule.
109359 Alpha-amylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Bacillus licheniformis - BACLI
Alpha–amylase helps to degrade starch by hydrolysing the alpha-1,4-glycosidic bonds of oligo- and polysaccharides. Besides in bacteria, it is also found in fungi, higher plants and animals. Amylase is commonly used in the fermentation and baking industry. The transferred alpha–amylase from B. licheniformis is characterised by high heat resistance and a broad pH optimum.
104334 Alpha-amylase gene promoter
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
111543 Alpha-amylase signal peptide
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
106425 Alpha-glucan water dikinase R1 gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
46091 Alpha-hordothionine gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
Thionins are a class of small(45– 47 amino acids), anti fungal, highly basic, cysteine-rich proteins. An in vitro type-1 α-HTH treatment of Neurospora crassa hyphae resulted in increased calcium ion uptake and permeabilization of the fungal membrane, leading to rupture.
48368 Amino acid permease 1 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Vicia faba - Broad Bean, Tick Bean, Windsor Bean, Horse Bean, Pigeon Bean, Field Bean
The Vfaap1 gene from Vicia faba encodes an amino acid permease. Amino acid permeases transport amino acids from the plant vascular tissue into the symplasts of plant cells. They are differentially expressed according to plant development and tissue, and exhibit a range of specificity patterns for amino acids. ...
111203 Amino acid permease 1 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
AAP1 in involved in the long-distance transport of amino acids from leaves to tubers.

A reduced expression of CS-aap1-SOLTU in the source leaves of transgenic potatoes leads to a reduction of the amino acid content in the tubers.
103860 Amino acid permease 1 Terminator
 
Vicia faba - Broad Bean, Tick Bean, Windsor Bean, Horse Bean, Pigeon Bean, Field Bean
 
111295 Amino acid permease 2 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
AAP2 is thought to be involved in the long-distance transport of amino acids from leaves to tubers.
104887 Aminocyclopropanecarboxylate oxidase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Carica papaya - Papaya, Pawpaw, Papaw, CARPA
ACO2, encoding for the ACC oxidase enzyme, plays an important role in ethylene biosynthesis pathway. It oxidises 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate in the presence of ascorbate and oxygen to produce ethylene gas which has a role in the fruit ripening process.
14967 Aminoglycoside 3 phosphotransferase II
Resistance to antibiotics - Kanamycin
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The aphII gene confers resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin. Typically used as a marker gene.
14966 amy797E alpha amylase
Thermostable alpha-amylase
Use in industrial applications - Biofuel production
Thermococcales spp. - Thermococcus
The amy797E gene encodes a thermostable alpha-amylase. Alpha-amylases catalyse the hydrolysis of starch by cleaving the internal alpha-1,4-glucosidic bonds of starch into dextrins, maltose and glucose (saccharification). Splitting starch into sugar is the first step in producing bioethanol from plants. Plants like maize naturally contain their own amylases. They get destroyed, however, when maize is subjected to high temperatures for ethanol production. ...
114712 Anchored core protein C
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Anchored protein C (ancC) binds the host cell membrane and gathers the viral RNA genome to form the core of the mature viral particles. During viral entry into the host cell, the protein may induce genome penetration into host cytoplasm. Furthermore, ancC can migrate to the nucleus to modulate host functions. ...
105427 Anthocyanidin synthase gene promoter
 
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation, DIACA
 
105424 Anthocyanidin synthase gene terminator
 
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation, DIACA
 
110411 Anthocyanin 3-aromatic acyltransferase gene terminator
 
Perilla frutescens - Perilla, Beefsteak mint, Chinese basil, Shiso-zoku, PERFR
 
43794 Anthocyanin 5-acyltransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Torenia sp. - Torenia hybrid, Wishbone flowers, Blue Wings, TOREN
Anthocyanin 5-acyltransferase is an enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway that alters the production of a type of anthocyanin called delphinidin.
105436 Anthocyanin-3',5'-methyltransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Torenia sp. - Torenia hybrid, Wishbone flowers, Blue Wings, TOREN
Anthocyanin-3',5'-methyltransferase (AMT) methylates delphinidin-3-glucoside to produce petunidin-3-glucoside and malvidin-3-glucoside.
104722 Antifreeze Polypeptide Promoter
 
Zoarces americanus - Ocean pout, Poodler, Mother-of-eels, Muttonfish, North-Atlantic ocean pout, ZOAAM
 
104724 Antifreeze Polypeptide Terminator
 
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha - Chinook Salmon, King Salmon, ONCTS
 
48365 Apyrase-gene
Other growth, development and product quality
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Apyrases are enzymes that transform NTP (nucleoside triphosphates) via NDP to NMP without triggering an endergonic reaction in the process. These enzymes have been identified in the tissues of animals, plants (among others in Arabidopsis thaliana, legumes and potatoes) and fungi and apparently have predominantly regulatory functions. ...
114695 Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiania tabacum chimeric Rubisco activase
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate
Increased photosynthetic rate
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Cold / Heat
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubsico) activase (RCase) facilitates activation of and the maintenance of Rubisco activity by using ATP hydrolysis to release tightly bound sugar phosphates from the catalytic sites of Rubisco. ...
115644 Arcelin-5 promoter
 
Phaseolus vulgaris - String bean, French bean, Kidney bean, Common Bean , PHAVU
 
115646 Arcelin-5 terminator
 
Phaseolus vulgaris - String bean, French bean, Kidney bean, Common Bean , PHAVU
 
115648 Argonaute 4 intron
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
104941 ArsR binding site
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
104939 ArsR gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The gene arsR stems from the E. coli-specific plasmid R773 and encodes for a transcriptional regulator with binding sites for arsenic compounds.

It is a repressor protein that binds to its promoter in the absence of arsenic compounds therefore repressing the expression of downstream genes.

Arsenic compounds that are taken up by bacterial cells form a complex with ArsR, thereby allosterically preventing the association of ArsR with the promoter. ...
104940 ArsR Promoter
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
104805 Aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase gene
Resistance to herbicides
Delftia acidovorans - DELAC
The AAD-12 protein is an enzyme with an alpha ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase activity which results in metabolic inactivation of the herbicides of the aryloxyalkanoate family.
104812 Aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase gene
Resistance to herbicides
Tolerance to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
Tolerance to aryloxyphenoxypropionate
Sphingobium herbicidovorans - SPHHE
The aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase (AAD-1) enzyme is able to degrade the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4-D) and aryloxyphenoxypropionates (AOPP) herbicides, in an alpha.-ketoglutarate-dependent, enantiospecific manner.
106421 Asparagine synthetase-1 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Asparagine synthetase is an enzyme that generates asparagine from aspartate.
115631 At1g62290 locus intron
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115117 ATM protein kinase
Impaired DNA repair mechanisms
Sensitivity to DNA damaging agents
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
ATAXIA-TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED (ATM) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to serine or threonine residues and is activated upon perception of genotoxic stresses (e.g. ionizing radiation). ATM primarily responds to double stranded DNA breaks. The kinase phosphorylates histone variant H2AX to form H2AXS139ph at double strand breaks. The protein becomes activated in response to stress-induced damage in somatic cells and DNA damage during meiosis. ...
114702 ATPase terminator
 
Solanum lycopersicum - Tomato, SOLLC
 
115116 ATR serine/threonine kinase
Impaired DNA repair
Sensitivity to DNA damaging agents
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
Serine/threonine-protein kinase ATR (ATR) catalyzes the addition of a phosphorate to serine or threonine residues. The protein plays a central role in cell-cycle regulation at the G2 phase checkpoint in response to single stranded DNA, DNA damage, and/or a replication block, but is not required for G2-arrest. This protein functions by transmitting DNA damage signals to downstream effectors of cell-cycle progression. ...
108282 Atrial natriuretic factor coding sequence
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal)
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is a powerful vasodilator, and a protein hormone secreted by heart muscle cells. It is involved in the homeostatic control of body water, sodium, potassium and fat (adipose tissue). It is released by muscle cells in the upper chambers (atria) of the heart (atrial myocytes) in response to high blood volume. ANP acts to reduce the water, sodium and adipose loads on the circulatory system, thereby reducing blood pressure.
103358 AttB λ attachment site
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
105608 avhppd-03 gene
Resistance to herbicides
Avena sativa - Oat, AVESA
The gene avhppd-03 decodes the enzyme AvHPPD-03 which catalyses the formation of homogentisic acid, the aromatic precursor of plastoquinone and vitamin E biosynthesis . It has a low binding afinity for mesotrione, a herbicide that inhibits HHPD. Expression of AvHPPD-03 in plant cells confers tolerance to HPPD inhibitor herbicides such as mesotrione.
100273 B33 gene promotor
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
116056 Banana streak virus (Acuminata Yunnan) promoter
 
Banana streak virus Acuminata Yunnan - BSV(AY)
 
114546 Barley Phytase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids, Vitamins
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
Phytases are phosphatases that hydrolyze of phytic acid, an important phosphorous storage compound in plant seeds. Their activity thus ensures the bioavailability of phosphorous during germination, grain development, and maturation.
114547 Barley Phytase Promoter
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
114549 Barley Phytase Terminator
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
14973 Barnase
Changes in physiology and/or production - Reproduction - Male sterility
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - BACAM
Barnase is a bacterial protein that has ribonuclease activity. It is lethal to the cell when expressed without its inhibitor barstar. The inhibitor binds to and occludes the ribonuclease active site, preventing barnase from damaging the cell's RNA after it has been synthesized but before it has been secreted. ...
104825 Barnase 3' Untranslated region
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - BACAM
 
14974 Barstar
Changes in physiology and/or production - Fertility restoration
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - BACAM
The barstar gene from [i]Bacillus amyloliquefaciens[/i] encodes a specific ribonuclease inhibitor (barstar enzyme) expressed only in the tapetum cells of the pollen sac during anther development. ...
101409 Barstar gene terminator
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - BACAM
 
105599 B-BOX32 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Photoperiod response
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
BBX32 functions downstream of multiple photoreceptors as a modulator of light responses and functions in light sensitive hypocotyl growth.
108898 Beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
 
This thermostable Beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase is the chimeric product resulting from the recombination of two Beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase from [i]Bacillus amyloliquefaciens[/i] and [i]Bacillus macerans[/i].

The resulting protein depolymerises glucans in the aleurone layer and the endosperm during caryopsis germination.
111746 Beta-1,3-glucanase 2 gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
Beta-1,3-glucanases catalyse the hydrolysis of beta-1,3-glucan, which is a linear homopolymer of beta-1,3 glycosidically bound glucose residues. Together with chitinases, the beta-1,3-glucanase is part of the plant defence system to protect itself from pathogenic fungal infections.
105217 Beta-actin gene promoter
 
Gallus gallus - Chicken, CHICK
 
108044 Beta-casein gene promoter
 
Capra aegagrus hircus - Domestic goat, Goat, CAPHI
 
45875 Beta-galactosidase gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
β-galactosidase is a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-galactosides into monosaccharides. Substrates of different β-galactosidases include ganglioside GM1, lactosylceramides, lactose, and various glycoproteins. ...
108700 Beta-glucosidase gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
46004 Beta-glucuronidase coding sequence
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The [i]uidA[/i] gene expresses beta-glucuronidase (GUS). Expression of this enzyme allows detection in the laboratory of transformed cells by using a simple colour change assay. Typically used as a reporter gene or visual marker gene.
108284 Beta-Glucuronidase coding sequence
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Streptococcus pneumoniae - Pneumococcus, STREE
Glucuronidase is a member of the glycosidase family of enzymes that catalyze breakdown of complex carbohydrates.

Expression of this enzyme allows detection in the laboratory of transformed cells by using a simple colour change assay. Typically used as a reporter gene or visual marker gene.
103614 Beta-kafirin promoter
 
Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
 
103615 Beta-kafirin Terminator
 
Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
 
110894 Beta-ketoacyl-CoA synthase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
In the biosynthesis of fatty acids, the beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) synthases catalyze chain elongation by the addition of two-carbon units derived from malonyl-ACP to an acyl group bound to either ACP or CoA.
14975 Beta-lactamase gene
Resistance to antibiotics - Ampicillin
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Beta-lactamases are enzymes produced by some bacteria and are responsible for their resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics like penicillins, cephamycins, and carbapenems (ertapenem) (Cephalosporins are relatively resistant to beta-lactamase).

These antibiotics have a common element in their molecular structure: a four-atom ring known as a beta-lactam. The lactamase enzyme breaks that ring open, deactivating the molecule's antibacterial properties
114963 Beta-lactamase promoter
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
114964 Beta-lactamase terminator
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
115356 bleomycin binding protein
Resistance to antibiotics
Resistance to bleomycin
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The protein has a high-binding affinity for bleomycin, thus has the ability to sequester bleomycin and confer resistance.
110730 BNYVV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Beet necrotic yellow virus (BNYV)
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus - BNYVV
RNA2 of the Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus (BNYVV) carries the information for the viral coat protein, an important domain for encapsidation, vector transmissibility and cell-to-cell transmission.
115580 Bovine growth hormone terminator
 
Bos taurus - Cow, Cattle, Bull, Auroch, Oxen, Bullocks
 
48366 Branching Enzyme 1
altered carbohydrate composition: increased amylopectin content
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The be1 and be2 genes code for starch branching enzymes which catalyse the splitting of alpha-1,4-glucans and the subsequent formation of alpha-1,6-glycosidic bonds between glucan chains during amylopectin synthesis.
The isozymes BE1 and BE2 differ with regard to their amino acid sequences, their expression patter (BE1 is expressed mainly in potato tubers, BE2 mainly in leaves) and their specificity (e.g. size of the transferred carbohydrate chains).
48453 Branching Enzyme 2
altered carbohydrate composition: increased amylopectin content
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The be1 and be2 genes code for starch branching enzymes which catalyse the splitting of alpha-1,4-glucans and the subsequent formation of alpha-1,6-glycosidic bonds between glucan chains during amylopectin synthesis.
The isozymes BE1 and BE2 differ with regard to their amino acid sequences, their expression patter (BE1 is expressed mainly in potato tubers, BE2 mainly in leaves) and their specificity (e.g. size of the transferred carbohydrate chains).
105056 Brittle-1 gene Transit Peptide
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
111931 Bromelain inhibitor gene promoter
 
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
 
14976 Bromoxynil-specific nitrilase
Resistance to herbicides - Bromoxynil
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae - Klebsiella, KLEPO
A Klebsiella ozaenae nitrilase converts the herbicide bromoxynil (3,5-dibromo-4 hydroxybenzo-nitrile) to 3,6-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzoic acid to adegraded non-herbicidal product.
103892 C5 left flanking arm
 
Canarypox virus - CNPV
 
103891 C5 right flanking arm
 
Canarypox virus - CNPV
 
101413 CA55 gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
105596 Caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lignin
Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne, MEDSV
Alfalfa CCOMT catalyzes O-methylation of caffeoyl and 5-hydroxyferuloyl CoA, with preference for caffeoyl CoA.
101405 Calcium-dependent protein kinase promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
105197 CaMV 35S Enhancer
 
Cauliflower mosaic virus - CaMV
 
100287 CaMV 35S promoter
 
Cauliflower mosaic virus - CaMV
 
101504 CaMV 35S promoter plus four repeats of activating sequence
 
Cauliflower mosaic virus - CaMV
 
100290 CaMV 35S terminator
 
Cauliflower mosaic virus - CaMV
 
100366 CaMV Enhanced 35S promoter
 
Cauliflower mosaic virus - CaMV
 
115619 Capsid protein
 
African cassava mosaic virus - ACMV
 
114274 Catalase 1 intron
 
Ricinus communis - Castor bean
 
115350 Cathepsin D inhibitor terminator
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
105019 cctra intron
 
Ceratitis capitata - Mediterranean fruit fly , CERCA
 
102013 Cdc25 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production
Schizosaccharomyces pombe - Fission yeast
Cdc25 proteins control entry into and progression through various phases of the cell cycle, including mitosis and S ("Synthesis") phase. They act through dephosphorylation of CDK/cyclin complex.
104788 Cestrum Yellow Leaf Curling Virus promoter
 
Cestrum yellow leaf curling virus - CYLCV
 
103771 Chalcone synthase gene promoter
 
Antirrhinum majus - Common Snapdragon, Snapdragon
 
105669 Chalcone synthase gene promoter
 
Rosa hybrida - Rose, ROSHC
 
105670 Chalcone synthase gene promoter
 
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation, DIACA
 
109212 Chimeric wheat gliadin
 
 
 
108904 Chitinase 33 transit peptide
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
106332 Chitinase coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Beta vulgaris - Common beet, Sugarbeet, BETMA
Chitinases catalyse the hydrolysis of chitin, which is commonly a component of fungal cell walls and the exoskeleton of arthropods, organisms which include many important pathogens and pests, into a linear homopolymer of p-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues.
100382 Chloramphenicol-acetyl-transferase
Resistance to antibiotics - Chloramphenicol
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) is a bacterial enzyme that detoxifies the antibiotic chloramphenicol and is responsible for chloramphenicol resistance in bacteria.
114687 Chlorophyll a/b binding protein 1 promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
109363 Chloroplast transit peptide
 
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - CHLRE
 
110305 Chloroplast transit peptide
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
106247 Chloroplast Transit Peptide
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
100365 Chloroplast transit peptide 2
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103899 Chloroplast Transit Peptide 4
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
102896 Cholera Toxin
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Vibrio cholerae
An exotoxin, produced by Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio eltor, thats leeds to the massive, watery diarrhea characteristic of cholera infection.

The cholera toxin is a member of the AB family of toxins. The function of the non-toxic B subunit is to assemble into a ring-shaped, homologous pentamer and to adhere to mem-brane receptors on the intestinal epithelial cell surface (GM1 gangliosides). The pathogenic effect stems from the A subunit. ...
116037 Choline dehydrogenase
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate, Ripening
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought, Salinity
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The protein is involved in the biosynthesis of glycine betaine by oxidizing choline to betaine aldehyde and betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine. Glycine betaine maintains cell water potential by osmotic adjustment. Plant transformed with the choline dehydrogenase gene had increased salt tolerance.
116039 Choline dehydrogenase
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Ripening
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought, Salinity
Sinorhizobium meliloti - RHIML
The enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of choline to betaine aldehyde and betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine at the same rate. Glycine betaine maintains cell water potential by osmotic adjustment.
102122 Cinnamoyl coenzymeA reductase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lignin
Populus tremula x Populus alba - Gray Poplar
Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) catalyzes the penultimate step in monolignol biosynthesis. It catalyzes the conversion of feruloyl-CoA to coniferaldehyde and is considered the first enzyme in the monolignol-specific branch of the phenylpropanoid pathway. Because downregulation of the CCR gene in annual model plants significantly reduced lignin content, downregulating CCR in a woody perennial was an interesting potential avenue to improve wood quality for pulping.
115133 Cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase
 
Populus tremula x Populus alba - Gray Poplar
 
111325 Citrate synthase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
The citrate synthases catalyses the first step of the tricarboxylic acid cycle by converting acetyl-CoA and oxaloacetate to citric acid.
15027 CMV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Mosaic virus - Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
Cucumber mosaic virus - CMV
The cp gene from CMV encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by CMV.
114749 CMV Early Enhancer
 
Human betaherpesvirus 5 - Human cytomegalovirus, HCMV, HHV-5
 
103554 c-myc-tag
 
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
 
115108 Coat protein
 
Cassava brown streak virus - Cassava Brown Streak Virus, CBSV
 
115110 Coat Protein
 
Ugandan cassava brown streak virus - UCBSV
 
107876 CoA-transferase alpha 2 subunit gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Rhodococcus equi - RHOE1
The gene ipdA2 (REQ_00850) is an paralog of idpA of Rhodococcus equi but is localized outside of the cholesterol catabolic gene cluster on the bacterial chromosome. Probably it is the alpha subunit of a heterodimeric coenzyme A transferase. The biological function is not elucidated yet but it was shown that the gene product IpdA2 (GenBank accession CBH46238) acts redundantly to IdpA in the cholesterol catabolism that is important for pathogenicity of R. equi.
107872 CoA-transferase alpha subunit gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Rhodococcus equi - RHOE1
The gene ipdA (REQ_07170) is an ortholog of rv3551 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and likewise localized in the cholesterol catabolic gene cluster of its bacterial chromosome of Rhodococcus equi. The encoded protein IpdA (GenBank accession CBH46834) carries the PF01144 signature motif of heterodimeric coenzyme A transferase as well as the COG1788 signature of AtoD, the alpha subunit acetoacetyl-CoA transferase of E. coli. ...
107875 CoA-transferase beta 2 subunit gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Rhodococcus equi - RHOE1
The gene ipdB2 (REQ_00860) is an paralog of idpB of Rhodococcus equi but is localized outside of the cholesterol catabolic gene cluster on the bacterial chromosome. Probably it is the beta subunit of a heterodimeric coenzyme A transferase. The biological function is not elucidated yet but it was shown that the gene product IpdB2 (GenBank accession CBH46239) acts redundantly to IdpB in the cholesterol catabolism that is important for pathogenicity of R. equi.
107873 CoA-transferase beta subunit gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Rhodococcus equi - RHOE1
The gene ipdB (REQ_07160) is an ortholog of rv3552 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and likewise localized in the cholesterol catabolic gene cluster of its bacterial chromosome of Rhodococcus equi. The encoded protein IpdB (GenBank accession CBH46833) carries a COG2057 signature of AtoA, the beta subunit acetoacetyl-CoA transferase of E. coli. ...
108285 Coding sequence of scFv4715 antibody
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Antibodies and antigens
Mus musculus - Mouse, House mouse, MOUSE
Binds to Streptococcus gordonii coat protein. This bacteria is the causal agent of dental plaque/cavity. The synthetic antibody (scFv4715) consist of a heavy (Vh) and light (VL) chain of the variable regions of the immunoglobulin-G, joined by a linker peptide.
103065 Cold shock protein gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Cold / Heat, Drought
Bacillus subtilis - Bacillus, BACIU
CspB is a type of stress-inducible protein that might be able to protect [i]B. subtilis[/i] cells from damage caused by ice crystal formation during freezing.
115620 Common region
 
African cassava mosaic virus - ACMV
 
114991 Conlinin1 promoter
 
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
 
114990 Conlinin1 terminator
 
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
 
114987 Conlinin2 promoter
 
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
 
114986 Conlinin2 terminator
 
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
 
111871 COS site
 
Escherichia virus Lambda - Lambda phage, LAMBD
 
104319 CP Peptide
Use in industrial applications - Bioremediation
 
A syntetic metallothionenine that binds heavy metals when expressed in plant tissues.
103918 Cruciferin A gene promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
103919 Cruciferin A gene terminator
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
115761 Cry14Ab1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Nematodes
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
CRY14Ab1 is a crystal protein from [i]Bacillus thuringiensis[/i] related to the other crystal proteins CRY1A, CRY3A and CRY4A. Structurally, the protein contains three domains. The protein has been demonstrated to have nematicidal activity against [i]Caenorhabditis elegans[/i], [i]Panagrellus redivivus[/i], [i]Nippostrongylus brasiliensis[/i], [i]Distolabrellus veechi[/i], [i]Meloidogyne spp.[/i] (root knot nematodes), [i]Rotylenchulus reniformis[/i] (reniform nematode), [i]Hopiolaimus spp. ...
43771 Cry1A.105
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
Cry1A.105 is a full-length, insecticidal protein consisting of 1177 amino acids with a molecular weight (MW) of 133 kDa. It is a chimeric protein that consists of domains I and II from Cry1Ab or Cry1Ac1, domain III from Cry1F, and the C-terminal domain ...
14985 Cry1Ab
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The [i]cry1Ab[/i] gene codes for a delta-endotoxin, commonly known as "Bt-toxin", which confers resistance to the plant to lepidoptera larvae such as the European corn borer ([i]Ostrinia nubilalis[/i]), the southwestern corn borer ([i]Diatraea grandiosella[/i]), pink borer ([i]Sesamia cretica[/i]), Spruce Budworm, Tent caterpillar, Gypsy moth, Diamondback moth, Cabbage looper, Tobacco budworm, and Cabbage worm.
103109 Cry1Ab/Ac
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) - Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa spp.)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry1Ab-Ac gene was constructed by combining 1 – 286 amino acid residues of Domain-I, 287 – 459 are of Domain-II, conforming to Cry1Ab of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki HD1. Sequence 460-608 amino acid residues are of Domain III, conforming to Cry1Ac of B. thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki HD73. ...
14986 Cry1Ac
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry1Ac gene codes for a Bt-toxin, which confers resistance to lepidopteran pests of cotton, such as tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens), cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea), pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), and soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens).
14987 Cry1F
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry1F gene codes for codes for a Bt-toxin, which protects the plant against the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) and other lepidopterans such as the pink borer (Sesamia spp.), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) and southwestern corn borer (Diatraea grandiosella).
14988 Cry2Ab2
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry2A(b) gene encodes codes for a Bt-toxin, which confers resistance to lepidopteran pests of cotton, such as tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens), cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea), pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), and soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens).
101895 Cry2Ae
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) - Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa spp.), Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
Cry2Ae protein as expressed in cotton has 631 amino acids. The deduced molecular weight is
71 kDa. The Cry2Ae protein is effective in controlling lepidopteran plant feeding larvae such as cotton bollworm larvae, tobacco budworm larvae and fall armyworm larvae which are common pests of cotton.
14994 Cry34Ab1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry34Ab1 gene codes for a 14kDa Bt-toxin Cry34Ab1. When expressed with Cry35Ab1 it results in the mortality of Coleopteran insects, such as western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), northern corn rootworm (D. barberi), and mexican corn rootworm (D. virgifera zeae) upon oral ingestion.
14995 Cry35Ab1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry35Ab1 gene codes for a 44kDa Bt-toxin Cry35Ab1. When expressed with Cry34Ab1 it results in the mortality of Coleopteran insects, such as western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), northern corn rootworm (D. barberi), and mexican corn rootworm (D. virgifera zeae) upon oral ingestion.
14989 Cry3A
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry3A gene codes for a Bt-Toxin, which confers resistance to western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica longicornis barberi) and other related coleopteran species.
14993 Cry3Bb1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The cry3Bb1 gene, isolated from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) subspecies kumamotoensis, produces the insect control protein Cry3Bb1, a delta-endotoxin. The Cry3Bb1 protein provides protection against the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica vigifera) and northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi).
14996 Cry9C
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) - European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The Cry9C protein, when expressed, protects the plants against feeding damage of larvae of the lepidopteran insect European corn borer by selectively binding to specific sites localized on the brush border midgut epithelium of susceptible insect species.
109361 Cry9E
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The Cry9E protein, when expressed, protects the plants against feeding damage of larvae of the lepidopteran insect European corn borer by selectively binding to specific sites localized on the brush border midgut epithelium of susceptible insect species.
102150 Cryj gene
Vaccine against pollen allergies
Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese cedar
Cryj is a major allergen of Japanese cedar pollen. Cryj genes are being used to develop vaccines for treatment of Japanese cedar pollinosis/ allergies.
101900 CsVMV promoter
 
Cassava vein mosaic virus - Cassava vein mosaic virus, CVMV, CsVMV
 
103096 Cyanophycin synthetase
Use in industrial applications
Thermosynechococcus elongatus - Cyanobacteria
Cyanophycin synthetase catalyzes the polymerisation of aspartate monomers to a polyaspartate-chain. The aspartate monomers are covalently linked by their beta-carboxy- and alpha-amino groups. Additional arginine side chains are observed. This biopolymer is produced by a variety of cyaonobacteria such as Thermosynecchococcus elongates as a storage molecule for nitrogen.
104770 Cyclobutylpyrimidine dimer photolyase Gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
Involved in repair of UV radiation-induced DNA damage. Catalyzes the light-dependent monomerization (300-600 nm) of cyclobutylpyrimidine dimers (CPDs), which are formed between adjacent bases on the same DNA strand upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Required for plant survival in the presence of UV-B light. ...
104593 Cytochrome b5
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Antioxidants, Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
Cyt b5 protein acts as an electron donor to the Cyt P450 enzyme and is required for full activity of the Cyt P450 enzyme Flavinoid 3' 5' hydroxylase [i]in vivo[/i] and the generation of purple/ blue flower colours.
108701 Cytokinin dehydrogenase 1 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
Cytokinin oxidases/dehydrogenases (CKX) catalyze the irreversible degradation of the cytokinins isopentenyladenine, zeatin, and their ribosides in a single enzymatic step by oxidative side chain cleavage.
108709 Cytokinin dehydrogenase 1 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
Cytokinin oxidases/dehydrogenases (CKX) catalyze the irreversible degradation of the cytokinins isopentenyladenine, zeatin, and their ribosides in a single enzymatic step by oxidative side chain cleavage.
115697 Cytokinin dehydrogenase 1 signal peptide
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
108707 Cytokinin dehydrogenase 2 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
Cytokinin oxidases/dehydrogenases (CKX) catalyze the irreversible degradation of the cytokinins isopentenyladenine, zeatin, and their ribosides in a single enzymatic step by oxidative side chain cleavage.
111451 Cytosolic starch phosphorylase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Phosphorylases catalyse the reversible phosphorolysis of terminal glucose units of alpha-1,4-glucans. Depending on the concentration of inorganic phosphate and glucose-1-phosphate, the enzyme can both synthesise and degrade glucans.
102614 D1 thylakoid membrane protein (psbA) gene terminator
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
103772 D8 gene terminator
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
110906 Dc3 promoter
 
Daucus carota subsp. sativus - Carrot, DAUCA
 
108927 Defensin coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Defensins are a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides thought to be involved in host defense. They are abundant in the granules of neutrophils and also found in the epithelia of mucosal surfaces such as those of the intestine, respiratory tract, urinary tract, and vagina. Members of the defensin family are highly similar in protein sequence and distinguished by a conserved cysteine motif.
108261 Defensin gene coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
Plant defensins exhibit antimicrobial activities, invitro, particularly against filamentous fungi and are thus believed to contribute to the defence arsenal of plants directed against microbial phytopahtogens.
111875 Defensin-like protein 1 gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Dahlia merckii - Bedding dahlia, DAHME
AMP1 is a cysteine-rich polypeptide of 50 amino acids with a calculated mass of approximately 5 kD. It is a plant defensin that inhibits fungal growth. The protein is expressed in the seeds and protects the developing seedling from pathogenic fungi.
109219 Dehydroascorbate reductase coding sequence
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) reduces dehydroascorbate (DHA) to ascorbate with glutathione (GSH) as the electron donor.
113305 delta 12-desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Lachancea kluyveri - Yeast, LACKL
Facilitates the synthesis of hexadecadienoic acid as well as linoleic acid.
113299 delta 15-desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Pichia pastoris - Yeast, PICPA
Desaturases catalyze the introduction of double bonds between the carboxylic end of a molecule and a preexisting double bond to introduce further unsaturation into existing polyunsaturated fatty acids or make polyunsaturated fatty acids de novo in mammals deprived of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids.
113304 delta 4-desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Rebecca salina - Microalga, REBSA
Delta-4 desaturase is the final enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid from docosapentaenoic acid.
113298 delta 5-desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Rebecca salina - Microalga, REBSA
Fatty acid desaturase that introduces a cis double bond at the 5-position in 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids incorporated in a glycerolipid that contain a Delta8 double bond.
113300 delta 5-elongase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Pyramimonas cordata - Microalga, PYRCR
Catalyses the conversion of eicosapentaenoic acid to docosapentaenoic acid.
113296 delta 6-desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Micromonas pusilla - Picoplanktonic green alga, MICPS
Delta 6 desaturase (FADS6), a membrane-bound desaturase which converts linoleic acid to γ-linolenic acid or α-linolenic acid to stearidonic acid by introducing a double bond between carbons 6 and 7 from the carboxyl end of the substrate.
113297 delta 6-elongase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Pyramimonas cordata - Microalga, PYRCR
delta 6-elongase converts γ-linolenic acid to dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DHGLA) or stearidonic acid to eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA).
100267 delta(12)-fatty acid dehydrogenase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
The gm-fad2-1 is a fragment of the omega-6 desaturase gene 1 (FAD2-1) from Glycine max (soybean) that corresponds to approximately 40% of the middle portion of the coding region of FAD2-1 (597 bp).

gm-fad2-1 itself does not code for a functional protein, but transcription of this gene fragment transgenic soybean seeds acts to suppress transcription of endogenous omega-6 desaturase, resulting in the high oleic phenotype.
112726 delta(12)-fatty acid desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Carthamus tinctorius - Safflower, CARTI
FAD2 genes introduce a double bond at the Δ12 position of an oleic acid on phosphatidylcholine and convert it to linoleic acid.
115637 Delta-12 desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Phytophthora sojae
Delta-12 desaturase catalyzes the formation of a double bond at the 12th position from the carboxy end of the fatty acid, converting oleic acid to linoleic acid.
104625 delta-15 desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Neurospora crassa - NEUCS
Desaturases catalyze the introduction of double bonds between the carboxylic end of a molecule and a preexisting double bond to introduce further unsaturation into existing polyunsaturated fatty acids or make polyunsaturated fatty acids de novo in mammals deprived of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids.
115645 Delta-4 desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Thraustochytrium sp. - Thraustochytrids
Delta-4 desaturase catalyzes the creation of a double bond at the fourth position from the carboxyl end of docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5), converting it into docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6). It was also found that the another substrate for Δ4-desaturase, 22:4ω6, can be parallely desaturated to 22:5ω6.
115286 delta-5 desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Thraustochytrium sp. - Thraustochytrids
Delta-5 desaturase converts dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (20:3) to arachidonic acid (20:4), by removing two hydrogen atoms and creating a double bond at the fifth carbon-carbon bond from the carboxylic acid end in fatty acids.
115651 Delta-5 elongase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Ostreococcus tauri - Green algae
Delta-5 elongase adds two carbon-hydrogen groups to the carboxyl end of eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n-3), converting it to docosapentaenoic acid (C22:5n-3).
115269 delta-6 elongase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Physcomitrella patens - spreading earthmoss, physcomitrella moss
Delta-6 elongase is involved in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids and catalyzes the addition of two carbon-hydrogen groups to the carboxyl end of γ-linolenic acid, converting it to dihomo-γ-linolenic acid.

[u]Reactions:[/u]
malonyl-CoA + γ-linolenoyl-CoA + H+ → 3-oxodihomo γ-linolenoyl-CoA + CO2 + coenzyme A

malonyl-CoA + stearidonoyl-CoA + H+ → (8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-3-oxoicosatetraenoyl-CoA + CO2 + coenzyme A
115633 Delta-6 elongase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Thalassiosira pseudonana - Centric diatom
Delta-6 elongase is involved in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids and catalyzes the addition of two carbon-hydrogen groups to the carboxyl end of γ-linolenic acid, converting it to dihomo-γ-linolenic acid.

[u]Reactions:[/u]
malonyl-CoA + γ-linolenoyl-CoA + H+ → 3-oxodihomo γ-linolenoyl-CoA + CO2 + coenzyme A

malonyl-CoA + stearidonoyl-CoA + H+ → (8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)-3-oxoicosatetraenoyl-CoA + CO2 + coenzyme A
115349 delta-6-desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Ostreococcus tauri - Green algae
Δ6-Desaturases introduce Δ6 double bonds, converting linoleic acid (C18:2,Δ9,12) into γ-linolenic acid (C18:3,Δ6,9,12) and/or α-linolenic acid (C18:3,Δ9,12,15) to stearidonic acid (C18:4,Δ6,9,12,15).
104623 Delta-6-desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Primula juliae - Juliae primrose, PRIJU
Catalyses the synthesis of stearidonic acid from α-linoleic acid
102160 delta-9 Acyl-lipid desaturase
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Cold / Heat
Synechocystis sp. - Cyanobacteria, SYNYX
The desC (a.k.a. des9) is involved in the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids (lipid metabolism). Fatty acid unsaturation was found to be essential for tolerance to low temperatures by cyanobacteria. Similar proteins exist in higher plants.
100728 Dicamba monooxygenase gene
Resistance to herbicides
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - S. maltophilia, Stenotrophomonas
DMO (dicamba monooxygenase) catalyzes the degradation of the herbicide dicamba (3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid) to non-toxic 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid (3,6- DCSA) in plants, thus conferring herbicide tolerance.
14978 Dihydrodipicolinate synthase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Corynebacterium glutamicum - CORGT
Dihydropicolinate synthase is the key enzyme in lysine biosynthesis via the diaminopimelate pathway of prokaryotes, some phycomycetes and higher plants. The enzyme catalyses the condensation of L-aspartate-beta- semialdehyde and pyruvate to dihydropicolinic acid via a ping-pong mechanism in which pyruvate binds to the enzyme by forming a Schiff base with a lysine residue.
104383 Dihydrodipicolinate synthase chloroplast targeting sequence
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
110470 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Iris sp. - Iris, IRIOR
The gene encodes dihydroflavonol reductase which functions in the biosynthesis pathway of the pink/ red-coloured anthocyandin 3-O-(6-O-malylglucoside) pigment in iris.
110471 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Rosa hybrida - Rose, ROSHC
The gene encodes dihydroflavonol reductase functions in the biosynthesis of pelargonidin-based anthocyanins in roses.
111603 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR A1) is involved in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway.
15009 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
The gene encodes dihydroflavonol reductase functions in the biosynthesis of the blue-coloured anthocyanin pigment delphinidin.
104594 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation, DIACA
The gene encodes dihydroflavonol reductase which functions in the biosynthesis pathway of the pink/ red-coloured anthocyandin 3-O-(6-O-malylglucoside) pigment in carnations.
105819 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase intron
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
105798 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase promoter
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
105799 Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase terminator
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
15008 DNA Adenine Methylase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Reproduction - Male sterility
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
DAM ,when under the control of an anther specific promoter, results in male sterility by preventing transformed plants from producing anthers or pollen via its affects on methylation patters of genes involved in pollen production.
103764 Dorsomycin gene 3'UTR
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
 
101476 DsRed2 Fluorescent Protein
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Discosoma sp. - Coral anemones, Sea anemones
DsRed2 is a highly engineered monomeric form of the normally tetrameric red fluorescent protein variant of Discosoma sp. red fluorescent protein (drFP583; 1) with faster maturation and lower non-specific aggregation. The DsRed2 sequence contains a series of silent base-pair changes corresponding to human codon-usage preferences for high expression in mammalian cells
105600 E6 gene terminator
 
Gossypium barbadense - Sea-island cotton, Egyptian cotton, GOSBA
 
104862 E8 gene promoter
 
Solanum lycopersicum - Tomato, SOLLC
 
111970 Early/Late promoter
 
 
 
104789 eCry3.1Ab
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles) - Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
An engineered Cry gene active against certain corn rootworm (Diabrotica) species . The gene ecry3.1Ab consists of a fusion between the 5′ end (Domain I, Domain II and 15 amino acids of Domain III) of a modified Cry3A gene (mcry3A) and the 3′ end (Domain III and Variable Region 6) of a synthetic Cry1Ab gene ...
115065 Elongation Factor 1 alpha promoter
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
103905 Elongation factor EF-1alpha Intron 1
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103904 Elongation factor EF-1alpha Leader
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103903 Elongation factor EF-1alpha promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
109046 Endo‐1,4‐β‐d‐glucanase coding sequence
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
Cel1 is a glycosyl hydrolase (1,4-β-endoglucanase) which binds to the noncrystalline cellulose and xyloglucans, promoting the relaxation of the cell wall during the stages of expansion and elongation of the plant cell.
111745 Endochitinase 2 gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
Endochitinases randomly hydrolyse internal β-1,4-linkages of chitin, releasing oligomers of GlcNAc. Chitin is not present in plant cells, but is a major component of the cell walls of many filamentous, possibly pathogenic, fungi. The presence of endochitinase is therefore part of the plant's defence system against fungal pathogens as it leads to a disruption in the fungal cell wall formation together with beta-1,3-glucanases.
108903 Endochitinase 42 coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Trichoderma harzianum - TRIHA
Endochitinase 42 randomly hydrolyses N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide (1->4)-beta-linkages in chitin and chitodextrinsis, which are major structural components of the fungal cell wall.
111544 Endolysin gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Enterobacteria phage T4 - Bacteriophage T4, Phage T4, Coliphage T4, BPT4
Endolysin is a bactericidal muralytic enzyme that facilitates bacterial cell wall lysis.
111453 Enhanced blue fluorescent protein gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Aequorea victoria - Crystal Jellyfish, Water Jellyfish, AEQVI
Enhanced Blue Fluorescent Protein is a genetic mutant of green fluorescent protein (GFP) originally derived from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria. Its emission peak is 450-480nm. It is broadly used as a reporter gene in organisms and cell cultures.
105732 Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Aequorea victoria - Crystal Jellyfish, Water Jellyfish, AEQVI
Yellow Fluorescent Protein (YFP) is a genetic mutant of green fluorescent protein (GFP) originally derived from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria. Its excitation peak is 514 nm and its emission peak is 527 nm.
116144 Envelope glycoprotein gp160
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - HIV-1
HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp160 is a pre-protein that is cleaved in the host Golgi to produce two proteins: gp120 and gp41.

Surface protein gp120 is the viral protein that binds the host CD4 receptor. Binding to CD4 causes a structural conformation change allowing for a high affinity binding site to be formed for CXCR4 and/or CCR5. The protein is often present as a trimer, has five variable domains and post-translational modifications (glycosylation to evade host immune recognition). ...
114714 Envelope protein
 
Japanese encephalitis virus - JEV SA14-14-2
Envelope protein binds the host cell surface receptor and mediates membrane fusion between the virus and host cell. Translation of pre-membrane-envelope pre-protein occurs in host cell endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and facilitates viral budding from ER. Dissociation from prM occurs in the Golgi due to low pH.
111929 Epoxide hydrolase promoter
 
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
 
112262 EPSPS gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
112263 EPSPS gene terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
110714 Erns coding sequence
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Pestivirus A - BVDV-1
Erns is a glycoprotein found on the surface of the BVDV viron. In addition to being a virion protein, a proportion of Erns is secreted from infected cells into the extracellular environment as a consequence of it lacking a typical transmembrane anchor domain. ...
105735 Ethylene response factor gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Populus trichocarpa - Western balsam poplar, Black cottonwood, California poplar, POPTR
Ethylene Response Factors (ERFs) are a large family of transcription factors that mediate responses to ethylene. Ethylene affects many aspects of wood development and is involved in tension wood formation. Thus ERFs could be key players connecting ethylene action to wood development.
105200 Farnesene Synthase gene
Use in industrial applications - Biofuel production
Artemisia annua - Artemisia , Sweet Wormwood, Sweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Wormwood
Te enzyme catalyzes the production of beta-farnesene from farnesyl diphosphate.
107865 FATB2 ACP-thioesterase gene
Use in industrial applications - Biofuel production
Cuphea wrightii - Wright's waxweed, CUPWR
Acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterases play an essential role in chain termination during de novo fatty acid synthesis and in the channeling of carbon flux between the two lipid biosynthesis pathways in plants.
110907 Fatty acid deasturase 2 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
Fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2) is involved in fatty acid synthesis in plants and acts by catalyzing the desaturation of oleic acid (C18:1) to linoleic acid (C18:2).
104323 Fatty Acid Desaturase 2
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
Catalyses the desaturation of oleic acid to linoleic acid.
110304 Fatty acid desaturase 2 intron
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115652 Fatty acid elongase 1 terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
114988 Fatty acid elongase promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115650 Fatty acid elongation 1 promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
45046 Feline leukemia virus envelope glycoprotein
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Feline leukemia virus - Feline leukemia virus, FeLV
The feline Leukemia virus env gene (FeLV-env) encodes a glycoprotein. The FeLV-env is used together with the nucleoprotein (FeLV-gag) and reverse transcriptase (FeLV-pol) genes of the feline leukemia virus in a vaccine. The FeLV-env gene induces the production of anti-viral antibodies helping to prevent the disease in cats.
45047 Feline leukemia virus gag gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Feline leukemia virus - Feline leukemia virus, FeLV
The feline leukemia virus gag gene (FeLV-gag) encodes the structural proteins of the virion core. The complete FeLV-gag gene is used together with the glycoprotein (FeLV-env) and reverse transcriptase (FeLV-pol) genes of the feline leukemia virus in vaccines to help preventing the disease in cats.
45048 Feline Leukemia Virus pol gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Feline leukemia virus - Feline leukemia virus, FeLV
The feline leukemia virus pol gene (FeLV-pol) encodes a reverse transcriptase (enzyme that "converts", i.e., reverse transcribes, RNA into DNA). A portion of the FeLV-pol gene that is not expressed is used together with the glycoprotein (FeLV-env) and the complete nucleoprotein (FeLV-gag) genes of the feline leukemia virus in vaccines to help preventing the disease in cats.
111326 Ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductase transit peptide
 
Spinacia oleracea - Spinach, SPIOL
 
115600 Ferredoxin-like amphipathic protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Capsicum annuum - Bell pepper, Sweet pepper, Chili pepper, CAPAN
Plant ferredoxin-like protein is a Ferredoxin-I protein that is involved in the hypersensitive response (HR) and plant immune response to bacterial pathogens. The protein contains an N-terminal chloroplast transit peptide that causes the protein to accumulate within the chloroplasts of cells. In transgenic applications, the protein can also be found in the cytoplasm. The exact resistance mechanism of this protein to bacterial remains unclear. ...
115136 Ferritin 1
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Increased levels of iron
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Tolerance to excess iron
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
FERRITIN 1 (FER1) encodes a chloroplastic protein with ferroxidase activity that stores iron in a soluble, non-toxic, readily available form. Ferritins convey tolerance to iron overloading as demonstrated by loss of function mutants with a sensitivity to iron. Mutants also demonstrated smaller leaves, increased susceptibility to oxidative stress, and decreased carbon dioxide fixation.
110472 Ferritin 1 gene
Change in vacuole ion profile
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Rosa hybrida - Rose, ROSHC
Ferritin is a ubiquitous intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion.
110475 Ferritin 2 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Rosa hybrida - Rose, ROSHC
Ferritin is a ubiquitous intracellular protein that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion.
104332 Firefly Luciferase
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Photinus pyralis - North American firefly, Common Eastern firefly, Big Dipper firefly, PHOPY
Firefly luciferase from Photinus pyralis (luc) is an ATP-dependent luciferase widely used as a reporter enzyme for cell-based gene expression assays, principally due to the high sensitivity and large dynamic range bioluminescence affords.
108911 FLAG Tag
 
 
 
105446 Flavone synthase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Torenia sp. - Torenia hybrid, Wishbone flowers, Blue Wings, TOREN
Flavone synthase acts on the flavanones (naringenin, eriodictyol and pentahydroxyflavanone) to produce flavones (apigenin, luteolin and tricetin, respectively).

A major use of flavones in biotechnology is for them to act as co-pigments to enhance the bluing of the anthocyanins.
15010 Flavonoid 3', 5' hydroxylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
Flavonoid-3', 5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) is the key enzyme in the synthesis of 3', 5'-hydroxylated anthocyanins, which are generally required for the expression of blue or purple flower color.
104606 Flavonoid 3', 5'-hydroxylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Salvia splendens - Salvia, Ornamental Sage, Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, SALSN
Flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase is an enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway that is involved in the biosynthesis of the anthocyanidin delphinidin. Delphinidin-related anthocyanins typically have a blue coloured hue.
43793 Flavonoid 3’, 5’-hydroxylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Viola sp. - Pansy, VIOLA
Flavonoid 3’,5’-hydroxylase is an enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway that is involved in the biosynthesis of a group of blue coloured anthocyanins called delphinidins.
105671 Flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Chrysanthemum morifolium - Florists chrysanthemum, Mum, Florist's daisy, Hardy garden mum, CHRMO
Flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase (F3'H)is a key protein in the anthocyanidin 3-glucosides biosynthesis pathway. Expression of F3'H leads to the of biosynthesis of cyanidin-related anthocyanins. Suppression of its activity results in the accumulation of pelargonidin and/or delphinidin related anthocyanins.
105672 Flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Rosa hybrida - Rose, ROSHC
Flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase (F3'H) is a key protein in the anthocyanidin 3-glucosides biosynthesis pathway. Expression of F3'H leads to the of biosynthesis of cyanidin-related anthocyanins. Suppression of its activity results in the accumulation of pelargonidin and/or delphinidin related anthocyanins.
101507 FMV 34S promoter
 
Figwort mosaic virus - Figwort mottle virus, FMV, CMoVb
 
105196 FMV 35S Enhancer
 
Figwort mosaic virus - Figwort mottle virus, FMV, CMoVb
 
111066 Fructan-fructan-1-fructosyltransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus - Artichoke, Globe artichoke, CYNCS
The fructan-fructan-1-fructosyl transferase (FFT) from [i]Cynara scolymus[/i] is an enzyme involved in fructan metabolism. Specifically, inulin, a heterogeneous collection of different length fructans, is biosynthesized in vitro from sucrose by the combined action of two fructosyl transferases: Suc:Suc 1-fructosyl transferase and fructan:fructan 1-fructosyl transferase. FFTs elongate a pre-synthesized fructose chains at the expense of another pre-synthesized chain.
111545 Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase is an enzyme that converts fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate in gluconeogenesis and the Calvin cycle which are both anabolic pathways. It is part of the sucrose biosynthesis pathway.
111604 Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
103763 fs(1)K10 3' UTR
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
 
105090 Fusion protein gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Avian orthoavulavirus 1 - Newcastle disease virus, NDV
The fusion (F) glycoprotein is one of the proteins that forms the viral envelope of NDV. Its function is to fuse with, and penetrate through the host cell membrane during infection.
107959 GA2-oxidase promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
116153 Gag polyprotein
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - HIV-1
HIV-1 [i]gag[/i] (group specific antigen) encodes a 53 kDa polyprotein, which consists of proteins that mediate virion assembly and budding (binding plasma membrane, creating necessary protein-protein interactions to create spherical particles, recruiting envelope proteins and RNA genome packaging). Translation of [i]gag[/i] occurs on the full unspliced mRNA. ...
116062 Gamma kafarin terminator
 
Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
 
101271 Gamma-glutamylcysteine Synthetase I gene
Use in industrial applications - Bioremediation
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthase plays an important role in the synthesis of glutathione (glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine, GSH) insofar as it specifically catalyses the ligation of glutamic acid and cysteine to form glutamylcysteine under energy consumption. Other gamma-ECS substrates are not known. Glutathione is formed in a second step, in which glycine is bound to the dipeptide by glutathione synthetase. ...
104314 Gene 4 transcription terminator
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
103649 gI Glycoprotein
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Suid alphaherpesvirus 1 - SHV-1
GI is belived to contribute to the viruses virulence by facilitating the spread of the virus through the central nervous system.
103517 Gibberellin 20 Oxidase-1 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
GA 20-oxidase 1 is a key enzyme involved in gibberellin (GA) biosynthesis.

GAs consist of a large family of tetracyclic diterpenoids and are associated with a number of plant growth and developmental processes such as seed germination, stem elongation, flowering and fruit development.

Inactivation of gibberellin 20-oxidase decreases active gibberellin levels and creates the so-called semi-dwarf phenotype. Over-expression of the gene results in significantly longer plants.
111070 Gibberellin 2-beta-dioxygenase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
GA2-oxidase is involved in catalyzing a reaction that results in the degradation of active gibberellin.
103623 Globulin 1 Promotor
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103624 Globulin 1 Terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
115830 Globulin-1 promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
106343 Glucanase coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Beta vulgaris - Common beet, Sugarbeet, BETMA
Glucanases are enzymes that break down a glucan, a polysaccharide made of several glucose sub-units.
109371 Glucose 6 Phosphate Translocator coding sequence
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Responsible for the transport of Glc6P into plastids of heterotrophic tissues where it can be used as a carbon source for starch biosynthesis, as substrate for fatty acid biosynthesis or as substrate for NADPH generation via the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway.
110671 Glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate-translocator gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Pisum sativum - Garden pea, PEA
The gpt gene from pea (Pisum sativum) codes for a plastid glucose-6-phosphate/phosphate translocator, an antiporter whose main physiological function is to import glucose-6-phosphate, in exchange for inorganic phosphate, into the plastids of heterotrophic tissue.
107881 Glutamine synthetase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Pinus sylvestris - Scotch pine, Scots pine, PINSY
Glutamine synthetase (GS) catalyses the incorporation of ammonium to glutamate for glutamine biosynthesis, the first step in inorganic nitrogen incorporation into amino acids. ...
104869 Glutathione S-transferase gene promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
103765 Glutelin gene promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
112995 Glutelin gene promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
103766 Glutelin signal peptide
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
103767 Glutelin terminator
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
110854 Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter
 
Cochliobolus heterostrophus - Southern corn leaf blight fungus
 
108046 Glycine Oxidase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Bacillus subtilis - Bacillus, BACIU
This enzyme is a homotetramer with a monomer molecular mass of 42 kDa. ThiO is required for the biosynthesis of the thiazole moiety of thiamin pyrophosphate.
111061 Glycinin gene promoter
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
111060 Glycinin gene terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
105174 Glycoprotein B gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1 - ILTV
Glycoprotein B is an envelope glycoprotein that forms spikes at the surface of the virion envelope. It is essential for the fusion of viral and cellular membranes leading to virus entry into the host cell. Membrane fusion is mediated by the fusion machinery composed at least of gB and the heterodimer gH/gL
103640 Glycoprotein B promoter
 
Gallid alphaherpesvirus 2
 
114983 Glycoprotein D
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1 - ILTV
Glycoprotein D is likely involved in viral entry into the cell.
115613 Glycoprotein Gc
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines, Antibodies and antigens
Rift Valley fever phlebovirus - RVFV
Rift Valley Fever Virus glycoproteins Gn and Gc are the major structural antigens found on the virion particle. Together the two proteins are present as heterodimers and form the icosahedral shell of the virion. [i]In vitro[/i] Gn and Gc form virus-like particles and can induce immunity in animals. Baculovirus expression systems expressing only Gc results in highly pleiomorphic virus-like particles. Thus, for homogeneous virus particle surfaces, heterodimer expression (Gn) is required.
115612 Glycoprotein Gn
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines, Antibodies and antigens
Rift Valley fever phlebovirus - RVFV
Rift Valley Fever Virus glycoproteins Gn and Gc are the major structural antigens found on the virion particle. Together the two proteins are present as heterodimers and form the icosahedral shell of the virion. [i]In vitro[/i] Gn and Gc form virus-like particles and can induce immunity in animals. Baculovirus expression systems have demonstrated that Gn is required for the expression of homogeneous virion particle surfaces.
114984 Glycoprotein I
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1 - ILTV
Glycoprotein I is likely involved in viral cell-to-cell spread.
14998 Glyphosate oxidoreductase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Ochrobactrum anthropi - OCHAN
The gox gene produces glyphosate oxidase (GOX) – an enzyme that accelerates the normal breakdown of the herbicide glyphosate into two non-toxic compounds, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and glyoxylate.
48363 Glyphosate-N-Acteyltransferase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glyphosate
Bacillus licheniformis - BACLI
Glyphosate-N-acetyltransferase expression in genetically modified plants may lead to detoxification of the glyphosate agent. This is brought about by the transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl CoA to the secondary amine group of glyphosate.

The resulting N-acetylglyphosate does not have the ability to inhibit the activity of the EPSPS enzyme, and the genetically modified plants are able to grow despite glyphosate treatment.
115789 gos2 promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
114674 Granule Bound Starch Synthase 1 Promoter
 
Manihot esculenta - Cassava, Brazilian arrowroot, Yuca, Manioc, Mandioca, MANES
 
14997 Granule bound starch synthase gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
115566 Granule bound starch synthase spacer
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
48072 Granule-bound starch synthase gene
altered carbohydrate composition: increased amylopectin content
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of amylose in the amyloplasts of potato tubers. Inhibition of GBSS leads to the accumulation of amylopectin in the starch fraction.
111969 Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), is a glycoprotein secreted by macrophages, T cells, mast cells, NK cells, endothelial cells and fibroblasts that functions as a cytokine.
45846 Green Fluorescent Protein gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Aequorea victoria - Crystal Jellyfish, Water Jellyfish, AEQVI
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a protein that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range
104723 Growth Hormone gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha - Chinook Salmon, King Salmon, ONCTS
The expression of growth hormone alters aggregate metabolic activity in several ways: lipid breakdown and mobilization are increased, and energy is deployed more readily for maintenance or growth; protein synthesis is increased, providing the raw material for additional body mass; mineral uptake is increased, promoting skeletal development and a longer, leaner morphology; and, feeding efficiency (i.e., feed conversion ratio) is improved.
109220 GTP cyclohydrolase I coding sequence
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
GTP cyclohydrolase I, an enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction in the pathway for the biosynthesis of the pteridine portion of folic acid
104689 H6 gene 3'UTR
 
Gossypium barbadense - Sea-island cotton, Egyptian cotton, GOSBA
 
103890 H6 Gene Promoter
 
Vaccinia virus - Poxvirus, Smallpox vaccine, VACV, VV, Vaccinia
 
108047 Harpin protein coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests
Pectobacterium carotovorum - PECCA
hrpN encodes a harpin protein, which elicits the hypersensitive response and systemic acquired resistance in plants.
111521 HB17 transcription factor gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
The HB17 protein is a homodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) protein which is part of a family of plant transcription factors. These are proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and regulate gene expression and have been shown to play an important role in the modulation of plant growth and development.

HB17 is a member of the class II subfamily of HD-Zip proteins which form either homodimers or heterodimers with other HD-Zip II proteins and function as repressors of gene expression.
100356 Heat shock protein 17.3 terminator
 
Triticum aestivum - Wheat
 
114158 Heat shock protein 81-2 promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
111062 Heat-labile enterotoxin, B subunit gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) is a hetero-oligomeric AB 5 type enterotoxin composed of a 27 kDa A subunit with toxic ADP ribosyl transferase activity and a stable noncovalent-linked pentamer of 11.6 kDa B subunits.

The B subunit pentamer mediates holotoxin binding to ganglioside GM1 on intestinal epithelial cells, with lower affinity for GD1B, asialoGM1 and lactosylceramide gangliosides.
101873 Heatshock protein 80 gene promoter
 
Brassica oleracea - Wild cabbage, Crucifers, BRAOL
 
45883 Hemagglutinin gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA), a homotrimer of subunits with two polypeptide chains, HA, and HA2, mediates binding of the virus to sialic acid-containing cell-surface receptors, initiating endocytosis, and the subsequent fusion of the viral and endosomal membranes by an acid-induced conformational change. A domain formed by the HA, chain contains the receptor-binding site and a significant proportion of the antigenic epitopes. ...
108907 Hevien gene promoter
 
Hevea brasiliensis - Rubber tree, Para rubber tree, SiringaTree, Jebe, HEVBR
 
103022 Hexahistidine tag
Protein purification
 
The histidine affinity tag consists of 6 histidine amino acid residues located at the N- or C- terminus of recombinant protein. Purification of the recombination protein involves the use of immobilized metal affinity chromatography, which takes advantage of the high affinity of the hexahistidine residues for transition metal ions (e.g Ni2+ (most common), Zn2+, Cu2+ or Co2+). ...
114678 Hexokinase-2
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
Hexokinases catalyze the phosphorylation of D-hexose using ATP to form D-hexose 6-phosphate and ADP. HXK2 is involved in glucose-6-phosphate biosynthesis, fructose catabolism, and mannose degradation.
102884 High molecular weight glutenin subunit 1Ax1 gene promoter
 
Triticum aestivum - Wheat
 
104648 Histone H3 Gene II intron 1
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
104646 Histone H4 gene 3' UTR
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
104647 Histone H4 gene Promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
112017 Homeodomain-leucine zipper 4 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought, Salinity
Helianthus annuus - Sunflower, HELAN
HAHB4 is a member of the Helianthus annuus (sunflower) subfamily I of HD-Zip proteins that has been previously shown to be transcriptionally regulated by the availability of water and by abscisic acid.
112018 Homeodomain-leucine zipper 4 promoter
 
Helianthus annuus - Sunflower, HELAN
 
103738 Homologues of Cladosporium fulvum Resistance genes of the Vf region
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Malus domestica - Apple, MALDO
The genes encode for resistance against Venturia inaequalis (apple scab). The gene product consists an extracellular receptor protein of a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) class with a transmembrane (TM) region acting as a membrane anchor.

The role of the predicted protein has yet to be demonstrated however by analogy to the tomato Cf gene it is likely that the HcrVf2 in an extracellular receptor involved in pathogen recognition.
108896 Hor3-1 gene promoter
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
108897 Hor3-1 transit peptide
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
101595 Hordein B1 promoter
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
101596 Hordein B1 terminator
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
105017 hr5 Transcriptional Enhancer
 
Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus - AcMNPV
 
103901 HSP 70 5' untranslated leader sequence
 
Petunia hybrida - Petunia, PETHY
 
103922 HSP17.9 Leader Sequence
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
100359 Hsp70 intron
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103762 HSP70 minimal promoter
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
 
103749 Human Cytomegalovirus promoter
 
Human betaherpesvirus 5 - Human cytomegalovirus, HCMV, HHV-5
 
104312 Human Metallothionenine 1A
Use in industrial applications - Bioremediation
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Metallothionein has been implicated in a number of functions, including toxic metal detoxification, as a metal chaperone and in metal ion homeostasis.
115581 Human polymerase 1 promoter
 
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
 
115614 Human tissue plasminogen activator leader sequence
 
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
 
100292 Hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene
Resistance to antibiotics - Hygromycin
Streptomyces hygroscopicus - STRHY
The hygromycin B phosphotransferase encoded by the hph gene specifically inactivates the antibiotic hygromycin by phosphorylation.
14991 Hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene
Resistance to antibiotics - Hygromycin
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The hygromycin B phosphotransferase encoded by the hpt gene specifically inactivates the antibiotic hygromycin by phosphorylation.
113355 Hypersensitive response assisting protein gene
Resistance to diseases and pests
Capsicum annuum - Bell pepper, Sweet pepper, Chili pepper, CAPAN
Hypersensitive response-assisting protein (HRAP) has been previously reported as an amphipathic plant protein isolated from sweet pepper that intensifies the harpin(Pss)-mediated hypersensitive cell death.
116156 I3L promoter
 
Vaccinia virus - Poxvirus, Smallpox vaccine, VACV, VV, Vaccinia
 
111877 Imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
The enzyme imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase (IGPD) catalyses the conversion of imidazoleglycerol-phosphate to imidazoleacetol-phosphate which is a critical step in the histidine biosynthesis pathway.

It is used in research as a bacterial selection marker, whereby mutations cause histidine auxotrophy and sensitivity to Cu, Co, and Ni salts.
111876 Imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase promoter
 
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
 
111878 Imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase terminator
 
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
 
105018 Immediate-early-1 gene promoter
 
Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus - AcMNPV
 
105058 In2-1 Terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
111591 Inorganic phosphate transporter 2 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The root-specific phosphate transporter 2 is involved in the uptake of phosphate from the soil.
111605 Inorganic pyrophosphatase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The inorganic pyrophosphatase catalyzes the hydrolysis of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) into two phosphate ions.
116057 Insecticidal protein ipd072Aa
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles) - Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera)
Pseudomonas chlororaphis - PSECL
[i]Pseudomonas chlororaphis[/i] IPD072Aa demonstrates selective insecticidal activity against coleoptera species, such as [i]Diabrotica virgifera[/i], while not effecting lepidopteran and hemipteran species. The protein acts by disrupting of the midgut epithelium by causing cells to swell and burst. The mechanism has yet to be elucidated, but it may not be through pore formation.

IPD072Aa is 86 amino acids in length and has a molecular weight of approximately 10 kDa.
108266 Interferon alpha coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests
Gallus gallus - Chicken, CHICK
Interferons (IFNs) are a group of polypeptides that are secreted from most all eukaryotic cells in response to external signals. They are classified into three groups, designated type I, type II and type III. Type I IFN (α and β), are expressed rapidly after viral infection, and represent a first line of defence initiated by the innate immune response.
113226 Internal Ribosome Entry Sequence
 
Cardiovirus A - Cardiovirus A, EMCV
 
115112 Iron-regulated transporter 1
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Increased levels of iron
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
The [i]Arabidopsis thaliana[/i] IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1) is a high-affinity iron (ferrous ion - Fe2+) transporter, essential for the uptake of iron from the soil into the root epidermal layer. The protein belongs to the Zrt/Irt-like protein (ZIP) family of transporters and is involved in cellular metal homeostasis. IRT1 also mediates the uptake of divalent metal ions, including heavy metals, under iron-deficient conditions. The availability of secondary metal ions (e.g. ...
103023 KDEL ER retention signal
 
 
 
103757 kilA gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Enterobacter aerogenes - Enterobacter
This gene, along with telAB, confers resistance to the chemical compound potassium tellurite (K2TeO3). The use of this gene as marker was developed to suit strains that were aimed to be released in field trials, where it is not desirable to use antibiotic resistance genes as marker tools for tracking the bacteria. Makes selective plating on potassium tellurite possible.
47790 Killer Protein 4
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Ustilago maydis virus H1
KP4 specifically inhibits voltage-gated calcium channels inhibiting cell growth and division by blocking calcium import.

The KP4 gene is derived from the genome of a double-stranded RNA virus (Ustilago Maydis Virus 4, UmV4, Totiviridae, Totivirus, 00.075.0.01), which is present in the tissue of certain fungal strains of corn smut (Ustilago maydis). Expression of the KP4 gene leads to the production of the KP4 (killer protein 4). ...
103893 Kunitz trypsin inhibitor gene promoter
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
103894 Kunitz trypsin inhibitor gene terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
111315 L700 promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
111905 Lac operator region
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
111879 Lac operon promoter
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
111880 Lac operon repressor gene
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The lactose operon repressor is a DNA binding protein that functions to regulate the expression of the Lac operon.

In the absence of lactose it inhibits the expression of the genes lacZ-lacY-lacA which code for the lactose-degrading enzymes of the operon by binding to the operator region of the Lac operon, thus hindering RNA polymerase from binding to the Lac promoter.

The repressor is inactivated by lactose which binds to the repressor. ...
115762 Leader sequence
 
Tobacco etch virus - TEV
 
103025 LeB4 Signal peptide
 
Vicia faba - Broad Bean, Tick Bean, Windsor Bean, Horse Bean, Pigeon Bean, Field Bean
 
114989 Lectin terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
110675 Leghaemoglobin gene
Changes in physiology and/or production
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Lotus japonicus - Birdsfoot trefoil, LOTJA
Leghaemoglobin is a nitrogen or oxygen carrier, because naturally occurring oxygen and nitrogen interact similarly with this protein; and a hemoprotein found in the nitrogen-fixing root nodules of leguminous plants. It is produced by legumes in response to the roots being colonized by nitrogen-fixing bacteria, termed rhizobia, as part of the symbiotic interaction between plant and bacterium: roots not colonized by Rhizobium do not synthesise leghaemoglobin. ...
110932 Lichenase coding sequence
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Ruminiclostridium thermocellum - CLOTM
The licB gene encodes lichenase (β-1,3:1,4-Dendoglucanase). Based on the properties of the lichenase reporter, this reporter may be useful for the monitoring of transgenes in agrocenoses.
110731 Light inducible tissue-specific LS1 gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
LS1 is a single-copy gene from potato, which displays a leaf/stem-specific and light-inducible pattern of expression.

In vivo it is expressed in a leaf/stem specific manner and encodes a 10.8 kd protein associated with the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II.
111936 Light-inducible tissue-specific LS1 intron 2
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
112728 Linin gene promoter
 
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
 
48030 Lipoxygenase 3
Resistance to chewing insects
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, SOLNI
The native S. nigrum gene LOX3 (S. nigrum lipoxygenase 3) codes for a jasmonic acid biosynthesis enzyme.

Jasmonates are known plant signalling substances. They play an important role in development processes (maturation of pollen, fruit and seed) and also in plant reactions to biotic and abiotic stress factors, including the production of antibodies for the direct and indirect defence of plants against chewing insects. ...
115696 LL-37 peptide
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal)
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide is the only cathelicidin protein found in humans and is location on chromosome 3p21. The sequence contains 4 exons and is translated to hCAP18, a pre-pro-protein, containing signal peptide, a conserved pro-sequence (cathelin-like domain) and a C-terminal antimicrobial peptide, LL-37. ...
108705 LOC_Os04g11040.1 promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
103619 Low Phytic Acid 1
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
Gene LPA1 reduces the synthesis of phytic acid which results in increased zinc and iron bio-availability.
103069 loxP recombination site
 
Bacteriophage P1 - Phage P1
 
105059 Ltp2 Promoter
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
103755 Luciferase alpha and beta subunit fusion gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Vibrio harveyi - Vibrio, V. harveyi
The luxA and luxB genes encoding the luciferase from Vibrio harveyi were fused by site-directed mutagenesis so that one polypeptide was encoded by the fused gene. The protein encodes a luciferase enzyme. This gene/protein is commonly used in biotechnology as reporters of gene expression.
100377 Luciferase alpha subunit
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Xenorhabdus luminescens - P. luminescens
LuxA encodes a thermostable luciferase. This gene/protein is commonly used in biotechnology as reporters of gene expression.
100378 Luciferase beta subunit
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Xenorhabdus luminescens - P. luminescens
LuxB encodes a thermostable luciferase. This gene/protein is commonly used in biotechnology as reporters of gene expression.
45874 luxCDABE genes
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Photorhabdus luminescens - Bacteria
The luxCDABE operon of the bioluminescent bacterium [i]Photorhabdus luminescens[/i] is commonly used as a transcriptional reporter to facilitate the quantification of gene expression. ...
105063 Lycopene beta cyclase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Wild daffodil, Lent lily, Daffodil, NARPS
Catalyses the cyclisation of the lycopene carotenoid psi-end group into a carotenoid beta-end group in the final step of the synthesis of beta carotene
111935 Lycopene beta cyclase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
Catalyses the cyclisation of the lycopene carotenoid psi-end group into a carotenoid beta-end group in the final step of the synthesis of carotenoids.
111937 Lycopene epsilon-cyclase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
Lycopene ϵ-cyclase (LCY-ϵ) is involved in the first step of the α-branch synthesis pathway of carotenoids from lycopene in plants.
108931 Lysozyme coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Lysozymes are enzymes that damage bacterial cell walls by catalyzing hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins. Lysozyme is abundant in a number of secretions, such as tears, saliva, human milk, and mucus. It is also present in cytoplasmic granules of the macrophages and the polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs).
112601 M27939 Intron Sequence
 
 
 
103773 mac-1 Promoter
 
 
 
115790 MADS-box transcription factor zmm28
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
MADS-box proteins contain a highly conserved DNA -binding domain at the N-terminus and function as transcription factors to regulate diverse processes, such as growth and development among others. The transcription factor can act as a homodimer or a heterodimer. ...
105057 Maize α-Amylase Gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Reproduction - Male sterility
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
Alpha-amylases belong to a family of glycosyl-hydrolases catalyzing hydrolysis of (1-4)-α-Dglucosidic linkages in polysaccharide molecules, such as starch.
115609 Major immediate early promoter containing intron A
 
Human betaherpesvirus 5 - Human cytomegalovirus, HCMV, HHV-5
 
48455 Major Spidroin I protein coding sequence
Use in industrial applications
Nephila clavipes - Golden silk orbweaver spider
The MaSpI gene encodes for one of two spider silk proteins in the dragline core fibre of the golden silk orbweaver spider Nephila clavipes.
48456 Major Spidroin II protein coding sequence
Use in industrial applications
Nephila clavipes - Golden silk orbweaver spider
The MaSpII gene encodes for one of two spider silk proteins in the dragline core fibre of the golden silk orbweaver spider Nephila clavipes.
115848 Malate dehydrogenase transit peptide
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115851 Male tissue specific siRNA target sequence
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
115695 Maltose binding protein affinity tag
Protein purification
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The maltose binding protein (MBP) purification tag is an amino acid sequence attached proteins to allow for the purification and isolation of a recombinant using amylose resin-based chromatography. The methodology exploits the maltose binding capabilities of [i]Escherichia coli[/i] gene [i]malE[/i] (maltose/maltodextrin-binding periplasmic protein). During purification, the MBP tag binds to amylose resin while the other, non-tagged proteins are eluted. ...
101417 Mannopine Synthase Gene Promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
101418 Mannopine synthase gene terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103774 Mannopine synthase gene terminator
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
111324 Matrix processing peptidase transit peptide
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
115574 Matrix protein 1
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Matrix protein 1 (M1) is essential for the viral structure and lifecycle. The protein associates in multimeric complexes to form the nucleocapsid, a rigid proteinous shell beneath the lipid membrane. M1 stabilizes the 3D structure of the envelope. The shape (filamentous or spherical) of the virion is also determined by M1. ...
115572 Matrix protein 2
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Matrix protein 2 forms a proton-selective channel that required for the release of the viral genome during entry. After binding receptors on the host cell surface, the virus enters the cell by endocytosis, which acidifies the endosome. The low pH causes an activation of the channels, which then allow the influx of protons into the viral particle. ...
43634 mCry3A
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles) - Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
mCry3A delta-endotoxin is a synthetic, maize optimized, modified cry3A (mcry3A) gene whose expression produces a mCry3A insect control protein that is a member of a class of proteins which occur naturally in the gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis. ...
114157 mCry51Aa2
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The mutagenised Cry51Aa2 variant protein, originally derived from soil bacterium [i]Bacillus thuringuensis[/i] EG2934, is a member of the crystal (Cry) family of proteins that confer enhanced insecticidal activity against hemipteran and thysanopteran pests. ...
110605 MdMYB10 transcription factor
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Malus domestica - Apple, MALDO
The MdMYB10 gene from a red-fleshed apple coding for a transcription factor involved in regulating the biosynthesis of the anthocyanin cyanidin 3-galactoside.
110607 MdMYB10 transcription factor R6 promoter
 
Malus domestica - Apple, MALDO
 
110608 MdMYB10 transcription factor terminator
 
Malus domestica - Apple, MALDO
 
103881 Metallothionein-like gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
110059 Metallothionein-like gene terminator
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
105411 MG 40k antigen gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Mycoplasma gallisepticum - MG, MYCGL
The polypeptide produced from this coding sequence elicits an immune response in when administered to domestic chicken thereby resulting in immunity against chronic respiratory disease due to Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection.
105360 mgc3 gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Mycoplasma gallisepticum - MG, MYCGL
The protein MGC3, is a 120-kDa membrane protein and a homologue of 130-kDa protein encoded by the ORF6 gene, which is a part of P1 operon of M. pneumoniae.

MGC3 protein encoded by the mgc3 gene may function as a cytoadherence-associated molecule because the M. pneumoniae 130-kDa protein has been implicated in the cellular adhesion process.
116049 Mini-stop codon sequence
 
 
 
106264 Modified cecropin peptide coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
 
Cecropins are antimicrobial peptides. Cecropins lyse bacterial cell membranes; they also inhibit proline uptake and cause leaky membranes. Cationic antimicrobial peptides which include cecropin also possess antiviral and fungicidal activity.
106333 Modified melittin peptide coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
 
Melittin, a small protein containing 26 amino acid residues, is the principal toxic component of bee venom. It is water-soluble as a tetramer, but it spontaneously integrates into lipid bilayers and is thought to act as a cytolytic and channel-forming antimicrobial peptide.
105053 Ms45 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Reproduction - Male sterility
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
Expression of the MS45 protein encoded by the Ms45 gene in the anther tapetum is required for the production of fertile male pollen by the maize plant. The Ms45 gene includes four exons with three introns that are removed by splicing.
105054 Ms45 gene terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
101025 NADP-malic enzyme 1 gene 3’UTR and terminator
 
Flaveria bidentis - Coastal plain yellowtops, FLABI
 
101521 Napin gene promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
104354 Napin gene promoter
 
Brassica rapa - Canola plant
 
104355 Napin gene terminator
 
Brassica rapa - Canola plant
 
110908 Napin gene terminator
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
15001 Neomycin Phosphotransferase II
Resistance to antibiotics - Kanamycin
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
The nptII (neo) gene codes for an enzyme that phosphorylates kanamycin and confers resistance to this antibiotic. Typically used as a marker gene.
111595 Neomycin phosphotransferase II promoter
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
115573 Neuraminidase
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Neuraminidase (NA) catalyzes the removal of terminal sialic acid residues from viral and cellular glycoconjugates. The enzyme facilitates viral release during viral budding by cleaving terminal sialic acids on glycosylated hemagglutinin and prevent self-aggregation. NA may additionally facilitate the cell-to-cell spread of the virus by removing sialic acid residues from cell surfaces. Cleavage of sialic acid residues may also facilitate viral movement through mucus. ...
115122 NGAL2 transcription factor
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
NGAL2 is a transcription factor that has been shown to negatively affect the expression of the PLA1 gene. The PLA1 gene codes for a cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase enzyme that is involved in the production of factors that control cell proliferation. By knocking out this gene the levels of PLA1 may go up resulting in altered growth characteristics, which are phenotypically shown by resulting in a significant larger leaf size and increased biomass. ...
114715 Nonstructural protein 1
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) plays an essential role in immune evasion, pathogenesis, and viral replication. NS1 is required for the formation of the replication complex and recruitment of other nonstructural proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum. NS1 also travels to the plasma membrane, where it is excrete as a lipoparticle and binds to macrophages and dendritic cells. NS1 inhibits Toll-like receptor 3 signal transduction.
115567 Nonstructural protein 1
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
 
114716 Nonstructural protein 2A
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 2A (NS2A) is part of the replication complex that functions in virion assembly and inhibits interferon induction.
114717 Nonstructural protein 2B
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 2B is an essential cofactor for the serine protease function of nonstructural protein 3.
114721 Nonstructural protein 3
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) has three enzymatic functions: serine protease, NTPase, and RNA helicase. NS3, along with cofactor nonstructural protein 2B, catalyzes its own autocleavage and cleaves the viral polyprotein. NS3 also functions in viral genome replication as an RNA helicase, unwinding dsRNA in the 3' to 5' direction. Likely, NS3 is involved in viral assembly, potentially interacting with other nonstructural proteins, such as nonstructural protein 2A.
114722 Nonstructural protein 4A
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 4A (NS4A) regulates the ATPase activity of nonstructural protein 3, allowing for energy conservation during unwinding.
114724 Nonstructural protein 4B
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 4B (NS4B) contributes to the formation of endoplasmic reticulum-derived vesicles during viral replication. Along with peptide 2K, NS4 also prevents the interferon-induced host phosphorylation of STAT1 and nuclear translocation, thereby preventing an interferon-triggered host antiviral state.
114725 Nonstructural protein 5
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Nonstructural protein 5 (NS5) encodes a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase required for viral genome replication and capping of the 5' end of the viral genome. Additionally, NS5 also inhibits the interferon alpha/beta signalling pathway via the binding and inactivation of interferon-activated STAT2.
111966 Nopaline Synthase Enhancer
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
15171 Nopaline Synthase Gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
Nopaline synthase is an enzyme which catalyses the synthesis of nopaline, an opine which is formed as the result of the condensation of the amino acid arginine and alpha-ketoglutaric acid. When wild-type A. tumefaciens infects a host plant, the opine synthase gene present on the T-DNA region of the Ti plasmid of the bacterium directs infected host cells to synthesize an opine, such as nopaline. The type of opine produced is specific to the particular strain of A. tumefaciens. ...
100270 Nopaline Synthase Gene Promoter
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
100269 Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
110715 Npro coding sequence
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Pestivirus A - BVDV-1
The NPro Product of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Inhibits DNA Binding by Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 and Targets It for Proteasomal Degradation
115575 Nuclear export protein
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Nuclear export protein (NEP) mediates the nuclear export of viral genomic RNAs, acting as an adaptor between the ribonucleoproteins (RNP; genomic RNA and nucleoprotein) and the host export machinery. The C-terminus of the protein binds to matrix protein 1 (M1), stabilizing the M1-RNP interaction. NEP may stimulate viral cRNA synthesis through the action of viral small RNAs and may recruit host F1F0 ATPase during budding.
111452 Nuclear inclusion protein b gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Potato virus Y (PVY)
Potato virus Y - PVY
The NIb replicase is a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of the potato virus Y
115342 Nuclear localization signal
 
 
 
115571 Nucleoprotein
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Nucleoprotein (NP) binds to the viral RNA genomic segments in a sequence-independent manner to form ribonucleoprotein complexes and protect the viral genome from degradation. The protein contains nuclear localization signals to allow for the import of the viral genome into the host nucleus. Due to its size, NP is not translocated into the nucleus. ...
114676 Nucleoside Triphosphate Translocator 1
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
[i]Arabidopsis thaliana[/i] Nucleoside Triphosphate Translocator 1 ([i]AtNTT1[/i]) is a plastidic ATP/ADP transporter. Plant NTTs supply ATP-dependent reactions in non-photosynthetic plastids. Since starch biosynthesis is driven by hexose phosphates and ATP, [i]AtNTT1[/i] supplies the amyloplasts with ATP and contributes to starch biosynthesis.
104673 Octopine Synthase Gene Leader Sequence
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
100271 Octopine Synthase Gene Terminator
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
104820 Omega 5' untranslated leader
 
Tobacco mosaic virus - TMV
 
115640 Omega-3 desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Pythium irregulare
Omega-3 desaturase catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid (20:4) to eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5) by creating a double bond at the third position from the methyl end of arachidonic acid.
115643 Omega-3 desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Phytophthora infestans - Phytophthora blight
Omega-3 desaturase catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid (20:4) to eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5) by creating a double bond at the third position from the methyl end of arachidonic acid. Research has indicated that this enzyme converts 31% of arachidonic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid and has greater activity on C20 and C22 fatty acid substrates than on C18 substrates.
115046 omega-6-desaturase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
Omega-6 fatty acid desaturase is involved in the biosynthesis of linoleic (18:2) and linolenic (18:3) acids. It catalyzes the formation of a second double bond in the hydrocarbon chain of the monounsaturated fatty acid oleic (18:1) acid to produce the polyunsaturated fatty acid linoeic (18:2) acid.
103841 OpIE2 Promoter
 
Orgyia pseudotsugata multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus - OpMNPV
 
101419 Optimized Transit Peptide
 
 
 
104807 ORF1 3' Untranslated region
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
104806 ORF23 3' Untranslated region
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
100363 ORF25 PolyA Terminator sequence
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
115756 Oxalate oxidase
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Triticum aestivum - Wheat
The protein oxalate oxidase catalyzes the following reaction:

(COOH)2 + O2 = 2 CO2 + H2O2

Oxalate oxidase may have various roles in the cell. Since plants store calcium ions as calcium oxalate, oxalate oxidase may allow plants to access calcium ions during periods of stress or senescence. Influxes of calcium ions may also help sustain the oxidative burst of hydrogen peroxide related to the hypersensitive response and lignification. ...
100380 P45 Lactococcal promoter
 
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis - Streptococcus, Strep
 
111971 P7.5 early/late promoter
 
Vaccinia virus - Poxvirus, Smallpox vaccine, VACV, VV, Vaccinia
 
105595 Pal2 gene Promoter
 
Phaseolus vulgaris - String bean, French bean, Kidney bean, Common Bean , PHAVU
 
104682 Palmitoyl acyl carrier protein thioesterase 5'UTR
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
112727 Palmitoyl-Acyl Carrier Protein thioesterase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Lipid and fatty acids
Carthamus tinctorius - Safflower, CARTI
Acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterases play an essential role in chain termination during de novo fatty acid synthesis and in the channeling of carbon flux during plant lipid biosynthesis.
115137 Patatin-1 3' untranslated region
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
111592 Pathogen-defence gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
108910 Pathogenesis-related protein 1a signal peptide
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
108712 Pathogenesis-related protein 1S gene
Resistance to diseases and pests
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, SOLNI
PR proteins are proteins encoded by the host plant which are specifically formed in response to pathogen attacks or comparable stress factors.

Based on their primary amino acid structure, their serological relation and/or their enzymatic or biological activities, PR proteins are classified into 14 groups.

PR proteins do not only accumulate in the leaf inoculated by the pathogen. ...
104662 PC1SV Promoter
 
Peanut chlorotic streak virus - PCSV, PClSV
 
111571 Pectate lyase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production
Lilium longiflorum - Easter lily, Trumpet lily, LILLO
Pectate lyase is responsible for the eliminative cleavage of pectate, yielding oligosaccharides with 4-deoxy-α-D-mann-4-enuronosyl groups at their non-reducing ends. In dong so, this leads to the destabilization of plant cell walls.
101930 PEMV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Mosaic virus
Pea enation mosaic virus 1 - PEMV-1
The cp gene from PEMV encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Pea enation mosaic virus. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by PEMV.
114723 Peptide 2K
 
Yellow fever virus - YFV 17D
Peptide 2K acts as a signal protein for nonstructural protein 4B (NS4B) and contributes the interferon antagonist activity of NS4B.
104813 Per5 3' Untranslated Region
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
106344 Peroxidase coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Picea abies - Norway spruce, PICAB
Peroxidases are a large family of enzymes that typically catalyze the oxidation of various compounds using naturally occurring peroxides, especially hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which are reduced, forming water.
100368 Peroxidase gene promoter
 
Triticum aestivum - Wheat
 
115630 Peroxiredoxin-like protein promoter
 
Linum usitatissimum - Flax, Flax, Linseed, LINUS
 
115634 Peroxiredoxin-like protein terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
105055 Pg47 Promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
104364 Phaseolin 3' Terminator
 
Phaseolus vulgaris - String bean, French bean, Kidney bean, Common Bean , PHAVU
 
115113 Phloem protein 2-A14 3' untranslated region
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115111 Phloem protein 2-A14 promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
110061 Phosphate transporter gene terminator
 
Medicago truncatula - Barrelclover, Strong-spined medick, Barrel medic, Barrel medick, MEDTR
 
14972 Phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glufosinate
Streptomyces hygroscopicus - STRHY
The glufosinate ammonium tolerance gene ([i]bar[/i] gene), derived from the common soil bacterium [i]Streptomyces hygroscopicus[/i], codes for phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) and leads to increased tolerance to herbicides containing glufosinate ammonium, such as Basta®, Rely®, Finale®, and Liberty®. ...
15002 Phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase gene
Resistance to herbicides - Glufosinate
Streptomyces viridochromogenes - STRVR
The pat gene codes for the enzyme phosphinothricin-acetyltransferance (PAT) and leads to increased tolerance to glufosinate-containing herbicides.
101404 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
101406 Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, intron 9
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
104350 Phosphofructokinase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Phosphofructokinase (PFK) is involved in the glycolosis chain by catalysing the conversion of fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate.
111088 Phosphoglucomutase gene, chloroplastic
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Phosphoglucomutase catalyses the interconversion of glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate, thereby influencing the availability of substrates for glycolosis or glycogenesis.
111087 Phosphoglucomutase gene, cytoplasmic
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Phosphoglucomutase catalyses the interconversion of glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate, thereby influencing the availability of substrates for glycolosis or glycogenesis.
15003 Phosphomannose Isomerase gene
Mannose tolerance
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) catalyzes the reversible interconversion of mannose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. Plant cells lacking this enzyme are incapable of surviving on synthetic medium containing mannose as a carbon source.
106426 Phosphorylase-L gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
105183 Phosphoserine aminotransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Salmonella typhimurium - SALTM
Catalyzes the reversible conversion of 3-phosphohydroxypyruvate to phosphoserine and of 3-hydroxy-2-oxo-4-phosphonooxybutanoate to phosphohydroxythreonine.
102616 Photosystem II 44 kDa protein (psbC) terminator
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
109067 Photosystem II protein D1 gene promoter
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
15378 phyA gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Phytate degradation
Aspergillus niger
The phy gene produces a fungal 3-phytase. This enzyme can be utilized to increase the breakdown of plant phytates which bind phosphorus. Phytate is the major storage form of phosphorus in many seeds and phytate-bound phosphorus is unavailable to monogastric animals. Since monogastric animals are not able to degrade this molecule, much of the phosphorus bound to phytate passes into the environment through the manure. ...
115828 Phytase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content
Improved digestibility/digestion
Increased phosphorous bioavailability
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Phytases catalyze the removal of phosphate groups from phytate (phytic acid). The enzyme promotes the hydrolysis of the phosphoester bond, producing inositol and phosphate.
114966 Phytochome A
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate, Photoperiod response
Populus tremula x Populus tremuloides - Hybrid aspen
PHYTOCHROME A is a regulatory photoreceptor responsible for response to red/far-red light. The protein has two forms: Pr (absorbs red light maximally) and Pfr (absorbs far-red light maximally). Photoconversion from Pr to Pfr induces morphological responses as Pfr controls the expression of gene such as: small subunit of ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase, chlorophyll A/B binding protein, and protochlorophyllide reductase. ...
114454 Phytochrome A
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate, Photoperiod response
Avena sativa - Oat, AVESA
PHYTOCHROME A is a photoreceptor responsible for response to red/far-red light.

The protein is important in the de-etiolation of seedlings during emergence, preventing excessive elongation growth, sensing degree of shade, and perception of daylength. It has also been implicated in flowering time regulation and gene regulation in [i]Arabidopsis thaliana[/i].
111073 Phytochrome B gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate, Photoperiod response
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
PhyB is a regulatory photoreceptor which exists in two forms that are reversibly interconvertible by light: the Pr form that absorbs maximally in the red region of the spectrum (660 nm) and the Pfr form that absorbs maximally in the far-red region (730 nm). Photoconversion of Pr to Pfr induces an array of morphogenetic responses, whereas reconversion of Pfr to Pr cancels the induction of those responses. Pfr controls the expression of a number of nuclear genes. ...
103621 Phytoene Desaturase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Erwinia uredovora - PANAN
Catalyses four-step dehydrogenation reactions in the carotionoid synthesis pathway yielding lycopene.
103620 Phytoene Synthase 1 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
Phytoene synthase is a transferase enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoids. It catalyzes the conversion of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate to phytoene
111933 Phytoene synthase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Citrus unshiu - Satsuma mandarin, Satsuma orange, Tangerine, CITUN
Phytoene Synthase is a transferase enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoids. It catalyzes the conversion of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate to phytoene.
105062 Phytoene Synthase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Vitamins
Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Wild daffodil, Lent lily, Daffodil, NARPS
Phytoene Synthase is a transferase enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of carotenoids. It catalyzes the conversion of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate to phytoene.
41317 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
The Resistance gene is a member of the NBS-LRR (Nucleotide Binding Site - Leucine Rich Repeat) class and codes for a protein that recognise specific proteins - termed elicitor proteins - of Phytophthora infestans the causing agent of late-blight disease. ...
102164 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Solanum stoloniferum - Wild potato
The Resistance gene is a member of the NBS-LRR (Nucleotide Binding Site - Leucine Rich Repeat) class and codes for a protein that recognise specific proteins - termed elicitor proteins - of Phytophthora infestans the causing agent of late-blight disease. ...
102155 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Solanum venturii - Wild Potato, SOLVN
The Resistance gene is a member of the NBS-LRR (Nucleotide Binding Site – Leucine Rich Repeat) class and codes for a protein that recognise specific proteins – termed elicitor proteins - of Phytophthora infestans the causing agent of late-blight disease. ...
103777 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1 Promoter
 
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
 
109062 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1 Promoter
 
Solanum venturii - Wild Potato, SOLVN
 
109063 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1 terminator
 
Solanum venturii - Wild Potato, SOLVN
 
103778 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 1 Terminator
 
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
 
41318 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 2
Resistance to diseases and pests - Phytophthora infestans resistance
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
The Resistance gene is a member of the NBS-LRR (Nucleotide Binding Site - Leucine Rich Repeat) class and codes for a protein that recognise specific proteins - termed elicitor proteins - of Phytophthora infestans the causing agent of late-blight disease. ...
103775 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 2 Promoter
 
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
 
103776 Phytophthora infestans Resistance gene 2 Terminator
 
Solanum bulbocastaneum - Nightshade, Ornamental nightshade
 
115246 piggyBac
 
Trichoplusia ni - Cabbage looper, Cabbage looper moth, Cabbage plusia, Common cabbage looper, Lettuce looper
 
108876 pIIG gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103650 PK Protein Kinase
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Suid alphaherpesvirus 1 - SHV-1
The mechanism by which PK affects virulence is unknown. Although purified PK can phosphorylate a major viral protein in vitro which is also phosphorylated in vivo, the physiological substrate and function of PK are unknown.
111316 Plasma membrane ATPase 1 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
The plasma membrane ATPase of plants and fungi functions as a hydrogen ion pump. It generates a proton gradient which drives the active transport of nutrients through proton co-transport.

The resulting external acidification and/or internal alkinization may mediate growth responses.
111317 Plasma membrane ATPase 2 gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The plasma membrane ATPase of plants and fungi functions as a hydrogen ion pump. It generates a proton gradient which drives the active transport of nutrients through proton co-transport.

The resulting external acidification and/or internal alkinization may mediate growth responses.
110674 Plastidic nucleotide transporter gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
The ntt gene from Arabidopsis thaliana codes for a plastidic nucleotide translocator. It catalyses the uptake of ATP into a plastid in exchange for ADP.

Its main function is to supply non-green storage plastids with ATP, which is needed to facilitate starch synthesis.
107955 Plastochron 1
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate, Reproduction
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Cold / Heat, Drought
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
PLASTOCHRON1 is a cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase and functions as a gibberellin-independent control of cell division timing. [i]In vitro[/i] CYP78A1 catalyzes the omega-hydroxylation of the fatty acid lauric acid. In particular, PLA1 controls leaf initiation and vegetative growth. Overexpression of PLA1 in [i]Zea mays[/i] changed the architecture of the plant and produced dramatically larger leaves by increasing cell division duration. ...
103751 PLRV Coat Protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV)
Potato leafroll virus - PLRV
The coat protein (CP) of luteoviruses, such as PLRV, is reported to be responsible for many viral characteristics including serological properties, transmission specificity, cross-protection and mutual exclusion.
104847 PLRV Replicase gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV)
Potato leafroll virus - PLRV
The PLRVrep gene comprises of the two overlapping ORF1 and ORF2 sequence of the PLRV genome which together encode a full length 110kD PLRV replicase protein.

The ORF1 gene encodes the putative viral replicase domain that is required for viral RNA synthesis. The ORF2 gene encodes the putative viral helicase domain that is required for viral RNA synthesis.
111872 pMB1 origin of replication
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
114439 pMB4 intervening sequence
 
 
 
101412 pMc5-8 plasmid vector
 
 
 
116155 Pol polyprotein
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 - HIV-1
HIV-1 gag-pol precursor (p160) contains the necessary proteins for viral replication; protease, RNase, reverse transcriptase, and integrase. Naturally, the Gag-pol precursor is generated from a ribosomal frameshift to the [i]pol[/i] reading frame 5% of the time. During viral maturation, the virally encoded protease cleaves the Pol polypeptide away from Gag and further digests it to separate the protease (p10), reverse transcriptase (RT; p50), RNase H (p15), and integrase (p31). ...
15015 Polygalacturonase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Solanum lycopersicum - Tomato, SOLLC
The polygalacturonase gene encodes the polygalacturonase (PG) enzyme, which is responsible for the breakdown of cell wall pectin during the softening of fruits that takes place during ripening.

Pectin is a building block in plant cell walls and is what gives fruits their firmness. Fruits with reduced PG activity have a slower cell wall breakdown, higher viscosity and delayed softening.
115568 Polymerase acidic protein
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
The polymerase acidic protein (PA) complexes with polymerase basic protein 1 and 2 to form an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. PA is essential for the formation of the RNA polymerase and for viral replication. The complex primes transcription of viral RNA through a mechanism termed cap snatching, where the 5' ends (10 to 15 nucleotides) of host pre-mRNAs are removed. PA is thought to act as the endonuclease that cleaves the host pre-mRNAs. ...
115569 Polymerase basic protein 1
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Polymerase basic protein 1 (PB1) complexes with polymerase acidic protein (PA) and polymerase basic protein 2 to form an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Transcription of viral mRNA occurs through a mechanism termed cap snatching, where the 5' methylated end (10 to 15 nucleotides) of the host pre-mRNAs is cleaved by PA and used for viral transcription. PB1 comprises the catalytic core of the polymerase and is responsible for RNA synthesis activity. ...
115570 Polymerase basic protein 2
 
Influenza A virus - Influenza, Flu, Avian flu, Human flu, Swine influenza, Equine influenza, Bird flu
Polymerase basic protein 2 (PB2) complexes with polymerase basic protein 1 and polymerase acidic protein (PA) to form an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase complex. During transcription, PB2 binds the 5′,7-methylguanosine cap of the host pre-mRNA, which will be subsequently cleaved by PA. PB2 also inhibits type I interferon induction through interaction with and inhibition of the host mitochondrial antiviral signalling protein MAVS.
115582 Polymerase I terminator
 
Mus musculus - Mouse, House mouse, MOUSE
 
106424 Polyphenol oxidase 5 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Solanum verrucosum - SOLVR
The PPO enzyme family catalyses the o-hydroxylation of monophenol molecules in which the benzene ring contains a single hydroxyl substituent) to o-diphenols (phenol molecules containing two hydroxyl substituents). It can also further catalyse the oxidation of o-diphenols to produce o-quinones.

PPO causes the rapid polymerization of o-quinones to produce black, brown or red pigments (polyphenols) that cause fruit browning
111327 Polyphosphate kinase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Polyphosphate kinase catalyzes the reversible transfer of the terminal phosphate of ATP to a long-chain polyphosphate.

Among other functions, the polyphosphate moieties serve as a form of chemical energy storage during a cell's high energy status.
104802 Polyubiquitin10 gene promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
110663 Potato type II proteinase inhibitor, PIN2B
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, SOLNI
Plants produce proteinase inhibitors (PIN) as a strategy to protect themselves against the damage caused by herbivorous insects.
110662 Potato type II proteinase inhibitor, PINI
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, SOLNI
Plants produce proteinase inhibitors (PIN) as a strategy to protect themselves against the damage caused by herbivorous insects.
106414 PPO Suppression Transgene
 
Malus domestica - Apple, MALDO
 
104309 PPV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses
Plum pox virus - PPV, Sharka
The cp gene from PPV encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Plum Pox Virus. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by PPV.
116052 Predicted calmodulin 5 gene intron
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
114713 pre-membrane protein
 
Japanese encephalitis virus - JEV SA14-14-2
The pre-membrane protein (prM) is a caperone protein for the envelope protein during intracellular protein assembly by masking and inactivating envelope protein E fusion peptide. prM is matured in the host Golgi. prM (nucleotide positions 477..977) contains the sequence for small envelope protein M/matrix protein M (nucleotide positions 753..977), which has a role in viral budding and activation of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway via M ectodomain.
115179 PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT 1
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT 1 encodes a putative MYB domain containing transcription factor involved in anthocyanin metabolism and radical scavenging. PAP1 promotes the synthesis of phenylpropanoid-derived compounds such as anthocyanins and proanthocyanidin, probably together with GL3 and BHLH2. Additionally, PAP1 was demonstrated to interact with JAZ proteins to regulate anthocyanin accumulation and is essential for the sucrose-mediated expression of the dihydroflavonol reductase gene.
110670 Prosystemin gene
Resistance to diseases and pests
Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, SOLNI
The systemin precursor (Prosystemin) is a 200 amino acid peptide precursor of Systemin. The active form of Systemin is an 18 amino acid plant peptide hormone involved in the wound response to herbivore and pathogen attacks in the Solanaceae family.
108283 Protamine 1 coding sequence
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal)
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Protamines are polycationic, highly basic polypeptides that bind to DNA and substitute for the somatic histones and transition proteins required for spermatogenesis in vertebrates.

The highly positively charged nature of protamines allows them to electrostatically bind to the negatively charged heparin molecules there fore neutralizing the anticoagulant effects of heparin following cardiovascular surgery.
111083 Protein 17 coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV), Potato virus Y (PVY)
Potato leafroll virus - PLRV
The pr17 gene of potato leafroll virus codes for a 17-kDa protein that is a putative movement protein for the phloem-limited luteovirus.
104338 Proteinase inhibitor II gene
Resistance to diseases and pests
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Plant protease inhibitors such as PinII have been proposed to function as part of the plant defense system. Protease inhibitors are abundant proteins in the storage organs and seeds of plants In addition, their synthesis is induced to high levels in response to stress, infection and wounding.
100367 Proteinase inhibitor II gene terminator
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
110883 Proteinase inhibitor II transit peptide
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
15026 PRSV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Papaya ringspot potyvirus resistance
Papaya ringspot virus - PRSV
The cp gene from PRSV encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Papaya ringspot virus. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by PRSV.
101021 Ps7s7
 
Subterranean clover stunt virus - SCSV, Subterranean clover stunt virus
 
101940 PSbMV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses
Pea seed-borne mosaic virus - PSbMV
The cp gene from PSbMV encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Pea Seed-borne Mosaic Virus coat protein. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by PSbMV.
103097 PsbY transit peptide
 
Spinacia oleracea - Spinach, SPIOL
 
101407 pTA29 pollen specific promoter
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
101408 P-tac promoter
 
 
 
101411 pUC origin of replication
 
 
 
101410 pUC19 plasmid
 
 
 
116054 Putative gene of the mannose-binding protein superfamily terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
15020 PVY coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Potato virus Y (PVY)
Potato virus Y - PVY
The cp gene from PVY encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Potato virus Y strain O. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by PVY.
103123 Pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase, Intron 3
 
Flaveria trinervia - Clustered Yellowtops, speedyweed, flaveria, yellow twinstem
 
15416 Quinolinic Acid Phosphoribosyltransferase gene
Reduced nicotine content
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
The NtQPT1 gene codes for quinolinic acid phosphoribosyltransferase (QPTase). This enzyme is responsible for the production of nicotinic acid, a nicotine precursor.
104448 Quinolinic Acid Phosphoribosyltransferase gene Promoter
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
115849 R-2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionate dioxygenase
Resistance to herbicides
Tolerance to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
Tolerance to quizalofop
Sphingobium herbicidovorans - SPHHE
The [i]Sphingobium herbicidovorans[/i] R-2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionate dioxygenase was engineered to have increased thermostability and enzymatic activity. The enzyme inactivates quizalofop (active against monocots) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides using α-ketoglutarate and molecular oxygen to produce the inactivated herbicide, succinate and carbon dioxide. The enzyme may also act on other aryloxyphenoxypropionate and synthetic auxin herbicides.
111529 RA5B gene terminator
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
100344 Rabies Glycoprotein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses
Rabies lyssavirus - Rabies virus
The rabies virus glycoprotein (G) forms surface projections through the viral lipid envelope and is the only protein capable of inducing and reacting with virus-neutralizing antibody. IDuring virus uptake by the host cell, G must interact efficiently with cell surface receptors that can mediate rapid internalization of the virus.
104795 RB7 matrix attachment region
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
102611 rbcL ribosomal binding site
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
This is the ribosome binding site of the large subunit of a multimeric enzyme (RuBisCo) involved in photosynthesis. A ribosomal binding site (RBS) is a sequence on mRNA that is bound by the ribosome when initiating protein translation.
110887 rbcS promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
100349 rbcS Promoter
 
Helianthus annuus - Sunflower, HELAN
 
103851 rbcS Promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
103853 rbcS Terminator
 
Nicotiana tabacum - Tobacco, TOBAC
 
103616 rbcS Transit Peptide
 
Pisum sativum - Garden pea, PEA
 
101902 rbcS Transit Peptide
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
101877 rbcS-E9 gene terminator
 
Pisum sativum - Garden pea, PEA
 
114683 Recombinant glycolate dehydrogenase (fused subunits DEF)
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Changes to photosynthesis and photorespiration
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Cold / Heat
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Glycolate dehydrogenase converts 2-phosphoglycolate to glycerate and CO2. In plant biotechnology applications, the enzyme can be used used to increase photosynthetic rates by reducing the the toxic effects of photorespiration (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate-caboxylase/-oxygenase (Rubisco) to binding O2 instead of CO2). ...
108043 Recombinant human lactoferrin coding sequence
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal)
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein of the transferrin family, first isolated from milk but also found in most exocrine secretions as well as in the secondary granules of neutrophils. The many reports on its antimicrobial and antiinflammatory activityin vitro identify lactoferrin as important in host defense against infection and excessive inflammation. ...
111602 Recombinase A gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Sinorhizobium meliloti - RHIML
Recombinase A (RecA) plays a central role in natural recombination processes, DNA repair processes and the control of gene expression following DNA damage.
103740 Red Fluorescent Protein gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Discosoma sp. - Coral anemones, Sea anemones
The red fluorescent protein (RFP) is a protein that exhibits bright red fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range
114697 Replication Associated Gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses
African cassava mosaic virus - ACMV
The AC1 protein is essential of the replication of the viral single stranded DNA (ssDNA) through rolling circle amplification via the recruitment of a cellular DNA polymerase. AC1 functions as a helicase and also cleaves DNA during replication of the viral genome.
111747 Ribosome-inactivating protein I gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
Protein synthesis inhibitor I inhibits the elongation phase of protein synthesis. It effectively inactivates fungal ribosomes and is thought to function as a constitutive antifungal agent in plants.
114703 Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit 2B promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
114684 Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase small subunit 3B promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
100364 Rice actin 1 gene promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
100355 Rice actin 1, intron
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
111530 Rice actin 1, leader sequence
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
110886 Root locus C gene
Changes in physiology and/or production
Agrobacterium rhizogenes - AGRRH
The cytokinin-beta-glucosidase encoded by rolC hydrolyses cytokinin-glucosides, releasing active forms of cytokinin.
111296 Root locus C promoter
 
Agrobacterium rhizogenes - AGRRH
 
100381 rrnB Terminator
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
103768 RuBisCO small subunit gene 5'UTR
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
104632 RuBisCo SSU Terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
101870 RZM Genetic Element
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Beet necrotic yellow virus (BNYV)
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus - BNYVV
RNA 1 encodes the RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) or replicase protein responsible for the propagation of Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus (BNYVV).

The RZM genetic element is the inverted repeat of a part of the RNA-1 gene transcript of the BNYVV.

In plants carrying the RZM gene, it confers resistance to Rhizomania disease caused by BNYVV by disrupting the replication process of the virus thus leading to a reduction in the development of the virus in the plant.
15017 S-adenosylmethionine hydrolase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Ripening
Bacteriophage T3 - Phage T3, T3
The SAMase gene encodes S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) hydrolase which is capable of degrading and thus reducing SAM. The conversion of SAM to 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) is the first step in ethylene biosynthesis and the lack of sufficient pools of SAM results in significantly reduced synthesis of this phytohormone, which is known to play a key role in fruit ripening.
103895 SAMS Promoter
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
104818 SCP1 promoter
 
 
 
115341 Scraps intron
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
 
114438 SCSV1 promoter
 
Subterranean clover stunt virus - SCSV, Subterranean clover stunt virus
 
114440 SCSV3 terminator
 
Subterranean clover stunt virus - SCSV, Subterranean clover stunt virus
 
102033 SEKDEL ER retention signal
 
 
 
111570 Serine acetyltransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Antioxidants
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Serine acetyltransferases catalyse the production of cysteine and glutathion in the chloroplast.
In plants, glutathion plays an essential role in the manargement of biotic and abiotic stress, like for example the tolerance to heavy metals and the pathogen defense response.
101929 Serine protease inhibitor gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Galleria mellonella - Wax moth, Honeycomb Moth
Gene expression is induced during humoral immune response of Galleria mellonella against fungal pathogens.
115638 SETL promoter
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
115641 SETL terminator
 
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
 
115343 Sex-specific splicing module
 
Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever mosquito, AEDAE
 
104313 Silk Proteinase Inhibitor 2
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
Galleria mellonella - Wax moth, Honeycomb Moth
Silk Proteinase Inhibitor 2 (SPI 2) is a Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor that was identified within the silk of [i]Galleria mellonella[/i]. Based on its effect on bacterial and fungal proteinases, and on the developmental profile of its production, it is assumed that it protects silk proteins from microbial destruction.
101519 Sinapoylglucose:choline sinapoyltransferase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
In oilseed rape plants Sinapoylglucose:choline sinapoyltransferase (SCT) catalyses the conversion of sinapoylglucose to sinapoyl-choline (sinapine).

A number of plant components like sinapic acid esters restrict the use of oilseed rape products in human and animal nutrition. In oilseed rape these compounds are present in much higher concentrations than in other oil-rich seeds, which accounts for the bitter taste and astringency of oilseed rape products. ...
103024 Single-chain Fragment variable (scFv) antibody BA11
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Antibodies and antigens
Mus musculus - Mouse, House mouse, MOUSE
The single chain antibody scFv BA11 is a synthetic molecule comprised from the variable fragments of a complete IgG antibody which are linked by a synthetic peptide through phage display-technology. The scFv BA11 antibody targets F4-fimbria of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) cells that attach to the intestinal wall of pigs and might cause diarrhea.
105733 Slow Anion Channel-Associated 1 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
The plasma membrane protein SLAC1 is essential for stomatal closure in response to CO2, abscisic acid, ozone, light/dark transitions, humidity change, calcium ions, hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide.
116053 Smooth septate junction protein 1
 
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera - Western corn rootworm, DIAVI
 
108875 Snf7 coding sequence
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Coleoptera (beetles) - Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera)
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera - Western corn rootworm, DIAVI
The WCR Snf7 ortholog (DvSnf7) is a component of the ESCRT-III complex (endosomal sorting complex required for transport), which is involved in essential biological processes including sorting of cell membrane receptors.
114675 Solanum tuberosum Soluble Starch Synthase 3 promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
103626 Sorghum bicolor legumin protein Terminator
 
Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
 
115073 Spacer sequence
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
115074 Spacer sequence
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
101520 Stilbene Synthase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Antioxidants, Flavonoids (e.g. anthocyanin)
Resistance to diseases and pests - Fungi
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Vitis vinifera - Grape Vine
Stilbene synthase catalyses the conversion of p-Cumaroyl-CoA to resveratrol.

Resveratrol (3,5,4-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) belongs to the flavonoid group of compounds and is classed among the phytoalexins.Phytoalexins are a class of antibiotic polyphenol compounds that form part of the plant defence system. Resveratrol was first identified and isolated from Japanese knotweed plants, but it is also present in grapevine (Vitis vinifera), pine, linseed, sesame seed and peanuts. ...
103887 Stilbene Synthase Terminator
 
Vitis vinifera - Grape Vine
 
48458 Stomatal density and distribution 1 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
The gene product of the sdd1-gene (stomatal density and distribution), SDD1 is a subtilisin-like serine protease, which evidently functions as a negative regulator of guard cell development.

The overexpression of SDD1 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana causes a reduction of guard cell density to approximately 40% of the wild type.
48460 Stomatal density and distribution 1 gene
Tolerance to abiotic stress - Drought
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The gene product of the sdd1 gene (stomatal density and distribution), SDD1 is a subtilisin-like serine protease, which evidently functions as a negative regulator of guard cell development.

The overexpression of SDD1 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana causes a reduction of guard cell density to approximately 40% of the wild type.
110606 Stopper Sequence
 
 
 
109045 Strawberry vein banding virus promoter
 
Strawberry vein banding virus - SVBV
 
107864 Sucrose Invertase 2 gene
Use in industrial applications - Biofuel production
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Yeast, YEASX
The SUC2 gene of the yeast [i]Saccharomyces cerevisiae[/i] encodes the secreted enzyme invertase, which hydrolyses sucrose and raffinose.
110884 Sucrose isomerase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Erwinia rhapontici - ERWRD
Sucrose isomerases (SI) convert sucrose into varying isomers. The SI described here converts sucrose into its isomer isomaltulose (brand name palatinose, 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-fructose).
111322 Sucrose synthase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Sucrose synthase reversibly catalyzes sucrose synthesis from, and cleavage to NDP-glucose and fructose.
101594 Sucrose transporter gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
The HvSUT1 gene encodes a membrane transport protein which mediates the energy-dependent transport of saccharose (sucrose) across cell membranes against a concentration gradient. Sucrose transporters are thought to be among the basic components of all higher plants, since saccharose is the universal transport form of all photoassimilates. ...
111323 Sucrose transporter gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Spinacia oleracea - Spinach, SPIOL
The sucrose transporter is responsible for the loading of sucrose into the phloem. This enables the transport of carbons from photosynthetic tissues to non-photosynthetic tissues in plants.
102882 Sucrose transporter promoter
 
Hordeum vulgare - Barley, HORVU
 
46095 Sucrose:sucrose 1-fructosyl transferase gene
Increased inulin
Helianthus tuberosus - Sunflower, Jerusalem artichokes , Sunroot, Sunchoke
Involved in inulin biosynthesis by catalysing the synthesis of trisaccharide 1-kestose from two molecules of sucrose, thereby releasing glucose.
115287 sucrose-binding protein promoter
 
Vicia faba - Broad Bean, Tick Bean, Windsor Bean, Horse Bean, Pigeon Bean, Field Bean
 
111065 Sucrose-sucrose-1-fructosyltransferase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus - Artichoke, Globe artichoke, CYNCS
The sucrose-sucrose-1-fructosyltransferase (SST) from [i]C. scolymus[/i] is an enzyme involved in fructan metabolism. It catalyses the synthesis of 1-kestose, a trisaccharide, from sucrose.
114748 SV40 poly-adenylation signal
 
Macaca mulatta polyomavirus 1 - SV40, Simian vacuolating virus 40, simian virus 40, Rhesus macaque polyomavirus
 
103217 Synthetic cry1C gene
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) - Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
 
Spodoptera insect pest control
103553 Synthetic elastin-like protein
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal)
Use in industrial applications
 
Elastin is a structural protein found in mammals that confers elasticity to connective tissues. Examples for the function of elastin are the elasticity of big blood vessels such as the aorta or the dimensional stability of pulmonary alveolis. Elastin is made up of two domain types: A hydrophobic domain consisting of repeats of oligopeptides rich in glycin, alanine, valine and proline alternating with a hydrophilic domain that also incorporates lysine residues. ...
105606 Synthetic Minimal Plant promoter
 
 
 
48457 Synthetic spider silk protein coding sequence
Use in industrial applications
Nephila clavipes - Golden silk orbweaver spider
The SO1 gene comprises the repetitive part of the naturally occuring MaSpl gene; The 3´-localised non-repetitive sequence of approximately 180 bp was removed from SO1.

The genes MaSpI and MaSpII encode the spider silk proteins in the dragline core fibre of the golden silk orbweaver spider Nephila clavipes.

For more information on MaSpI and MaSpII see BCH records: 48455 and 48456
103758 telAB gene
Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
Enterobacter aerogenes - Enterobacter
This gene, along with kilA, confers resistance to the chemical compound potassium tellurite (K2TeO3). The use of this gene as marker was developed to suit strains that were aimed to be released in field trials, where it is not desirable to use antibiotic resistance genes as marker tools for tracking the bacteria. Makes selective plating on potassium tellurite possible.
113224 Telomerase reverse transcriptase gene promoter
 
Homo sapiens - HUMAN
 
115235 Terminal Invert Repeat
 
Trichoplusia ni - Cabbage looper, Cabbage looper moth, Cabbage plusia, Common cabbage looper, Lettuce looper
 
105038 Tetracycline Operator
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
 
101475 Tetracycline-controlled transactivator
Conditional lethality
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
Tetracycline-controlled transactivator (tTAV) is a synthetic protein coding sequence based on a fusion of sequences from Escherichia coli and Herpes simplex virus (VP16 transcriptional activator). ...
111930 Tetrameric ubiquitin gene promoter
 
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
 
111934 Tetrameric ubiquitin gene terminator
 
Ananas comosus - Pineapple, ANACO
 
104664 TEV 5' Untranslated Region
 
Tobacco etch virus - TEV
 
15005 Thioesterase
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Omega-3 fatty acids (e.g. DHA)
Umbellularia californica - Laurel, California Bay Laurel, UMBCA
The TE gene codes for the enzyme 12:0 ACP thioesterase which is active in the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway of developing seeds and causes the accumulation of triacylglycerides containing esterified lauric acid and, to a lesser extent, myristic acid.
111085 Threonine synthase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The chloroplast-localized threonine synthase is involved in amino-acid biosynthesis. It catalyses the irreversible conversion of homoserine into threonine.
103753 Thylakoid membrane protein gene promoter
 
Amaranthus hybridus - Slim Amaranth, Green Amaranth, Pigweed
 
101415 Ti plasmid left border repeat
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
101416 Ti plasmid right border repeat
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
103750 Tilapia Growth Hormone gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Growth rate
Oreochromis hornorum x Oreochromis aureus - Hybrid tilapia
Growth hormone (GH) is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and regeneration in humans and other animals.
108703 TMV 35s promoter
 
Tobacco mosaic virus - TMV
 
114686 Tonoplast Monosaccharide Transporter 1
Altered photosynthesis
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield, Growth rate, Photoperiod response
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
[i]Arabidopsis thaliana Tonoplast Monosaccharide Transporter 1[/i] ([i]AtTMT1[/i]) encodes a membrane protein, responsible for transferring glucose from the plant cytosol into the vacuolar compartment. ...
115906 Topoisomerase
 
Pisum sativum - Garden pea, PEA
Topoisomerases control the supercoiling of DNA.
103067 Transcript 7 gene 3' untranslated region
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
103642 Transcription termination factor
 
pSVL plasmid
 
100360 Transit peptide and first intron of Rubisco SSU
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
114455 Transit peptide and first intron of Rubisco SSU
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
106440 Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever mosquito, AEDAE
Trypsin-modulating oostatic factor (TMOF), a mosquito decapeptide, terminates trypsin biosynthesis in the mosquito gut.
104340 Tumour Morphology Large gene terminator
 
Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
 
111873 Tyrosine suppressor tRNA gene
 
Escherichia coli - ECOLX
A suppressor tRNA contains a mutation in the anticodon region that leads to its recognition and binding to a stop codon. This leads to the suppression of protein truncation resulting from a nonsense mutation. Therefore the suppressor tRNA will bind and incorporate its amino acid, instead of the regular release factor binding and causing termination, allowing translation to continue. ...
115345 Ubiquitin
 
Drosophila melanogaster - Common Fruit Fly
Ubiquitin is a small protein of 76 amino acids, which is highly conserved in eukaryotes and may have many roles within the cell. Covalent attachment of ubiquitin can mark a protein for proteasomal degradation.
116050 Ubiquitin 14 terminator
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
115655 Ubiquitin 4-2 intron
 
Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
 
115654 Ubiquitin 4-2 promoter
 
Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
 
103927 Ubiquitin 5' Untranslated Region
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
104873 Ubiquitin 7 gene Promoter
 
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
 
101874 Ubiquitin gene 3 promoter
 
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
 
100362 Ubiquitin gene promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
111526 Ubiquitin gene promoter
 
Andropogon gerardii - Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot, Tall bluestem, Bluejoint, ANGER
 
101941 Ubiquitin gene promoter
 
Saccharum sp. - Sugar cane
 
110612 Ubiquitin gene terminator
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
103627 Ubiquitin Intron 1
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
111528 Ubiquitin Intron Sequence
 
Andropogon gerardii - Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot, Tall bluestem, Bluejoint, ANGER
 
111527 Ubiquitin leader sequence
 
Andropogon gerardii - Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot, Tall bluestem, Bluejoint, ANGER
 
115843 Ubiquitin promoter
 
Saccharum ravennae - Plume grass, Ravenna grass, Elephant grass
 
115845 Ubiquitin promoter
 
Coix lacryma-jobi - Job's tears, Adlay millet
 
115847 Ubiquitin promoter
 
Arundo donax - Giant reed
 
116047 Ubiquitin terminator
 
Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum
 
111059 Ubiquitin-ribosomal protein gene promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
111058 Ubiquitin-ribosomal protein gene terminator
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
101523 UDP-glucose:sinapate glucosyltransferase
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Protein and amino acids
Brassica napus - Turnip, Rapeseed, Canola Plant, Oilseed Rape, Rape, BRANA
As a step in the biosynthesis of sinapine the UDP-glucose:sinapate glucosyltransferase catalyses the conversion of sinapic acid to sinapoyl glucose.

A number of plant components including sinapic acid esters restrict the use of oilseed rape products in human and animal nutrition.

In oilseed rape these compounds are present in much higher concentrations than in other oil-rich seeds, which accounts for the bitter taste and astringency of oilseed rape products. ...
105173 UL32 gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1 - ILTV
UL32 is a glycoprotein that plays a role in efficient localization of neo-synthesized capsids to nuclear replication compartments, thereby controlling cleavage and packaging of virus genomic DNA.
103026 Unknown seed protein-promoter
 
Vicia faba - Broad Bean, Tick Bean, Windsor Bean, Horse Bean, Pigeon Bean, Field Bean
 
111569 Uridine monophosphate synthase gene
Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The uridine monophosphate synthase of [i]Solanum tuberosum[/i] is a bifunctional enzyme which acts as an orotate phosphoribosyltransferase and an orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase. These two sites catalyze the last two steps of the de novo uridine monophosphate biosynthetic pathway.
109064 Vacuolar invertase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Carbohydrates
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
Hydrolyses sucrose in plant vacuoles to form reducing sugars.
110464 Vacuolar Membrane Transporter 1 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Arabidopsis thaliana - Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH
Vacuolar iron transporter involved in the transfer of iron from the cytosol to the vacuole for intracellular iron storage. Vacuolar iron storage is required for seed embryo and seedling development.
110465 Vacuolar Membrane Transporter 1 gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Tulipa gesneriana - Tulip, Garden Tulip, Didier's tulip, TULGE
Vacuolar iron transporter involved in the transfer of iron from the cytosol to the vacuole for intracellular iron storage. Vacuolar iron storage is required for seed embryo and seedling development.
14990 Vegetative insecticidal protein 3A
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
The vip3A gene codes for a vegetative insecticidal protein which confers tolerance to lepidopteran insect pests such as the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea), tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens), pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua), soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens), cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni), and cotton leaf perforator (Bucculatrix thurberiella).
100887 Vegetative insecticidal protein 3Aa20
Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus, BACTU
Vip3A is a group of vegetative insecticidal proteins (i.e., produced during the vegetative stage of bacterial growth) from [i]Bacillus thuringiensis[/i], a gram-positive bacterium commonly found in soil. The Vip3A proteins are highly toxic to some lepidopteran insects. ...
115068 Vegetative storage protein terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
105223 Viral Protein 2 gene
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Infectious bursal disease virus - Gumboro virus
VP2 is a component of the IBDV viral capsid. It is the major host-protective immunogen of IBDV, and contains the immunogenic regions responsible for the induction of neutralising antibodies.
102024 Viral protein 60
Production of medical or pharmaceutical compounds (human or animal) - Vaccines
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus - RHDV
The viral capsid protein VP60 is a structural protein of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). The VP60 protein alone does not trigger the disease in rabbits.

The vaccines used in this case contain inactivated virus and thus the VP60 protein.
15024 WMV-2 coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Mosaic virus - Watermelon mosaic virus-2 (WMV2)
Watermelon mosaic virus
The cp gene from WMV-2 encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Watermelon mosaic virus-2. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by WMV-2.
106342 Wound induceable promoter
 
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
 
103726 WRKY45
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
Oryza sativa - Rice, ORYSA
The WRKY45 transcription factor is upregulated during the Benzothiadiazole (BTH)-induced disease resistance which sets off a signalling cascade that protects plants from diseases by activating the salicylic acid (SA) signaling pathway
111594 Xylanase Z gene
Use in industrial applications
Ruminiclostridium thermocellum - CLOTM
Xylanases hydrolyse the glycosidic bonds between unsubstituted xylose residues, leading to the degradation of xylan, a component of the hemicellulose found in plant cell walls.
100278 Zeaxanthin epoxidase gene
Changes in quality and/or metabolite content - Pigmentation / Coloration
Tolerance to abiotic stress
Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU
The ZEP protein (EC 1.14.13.90) catalyzes the epoxidation of zeaxanthin to violaxanthin. Violaxanthin serves as a precursor molecule for many carotenoids, such as the phytohormone abscisic acid. ...
115831 Zein Zc2 promoter
 
Zea mays - Maize, Corn, MAIZE
 
15025 ZYMV coat protein
Resistance to diseases and pests - Viruses - Mosaic virus - Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV)
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus - ZYMV
The cp gene from ZYMV encodes the coat protein (CP) gene from Zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Through a process related to viral cross-protection, transgenic lines with this gene exhibit resistance to infection and subsequent disease caused by ZYMV.
104359 α' subunit of β-conglycinin gene promoter
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
103856 α' subunit of β-conglycinin gene terminator
 
Glycine max - Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN
 
115354 δ-cadinene synthase dsRNA
 
Gossypium hirsutum - Cotton