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. 2020 Jan 1;7:7. doi: 10.1038/s41438-019-0225-4

Table 2.

List of representative functional genes in tea plants.

Gene symbol NCBI accession Length (bp) Function description Ref.
Polyphenol biosynthesis
CsANR1 GU992402 1044 Encoding anthocyanidin reductase 77
CsANR2 GU992400 1014 Encoding anthocyanidin reductase 77
CsLAR GU992401 1282 Involved in flavan-3-ol biosynthesis 77
CsF3'H KT180309 1706 Encoding flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase 92
CsC4H KY615675 1518 Encoding cinnamate 4-hydroxylase in synthesis of flavonoids and lignins 93
CsF3H KY615688 1107 Encoding flavanone-3-hydroxylase 94
CsMYB4a KY774676 735 Negatively regulates phenylpropanoid and shikimate pathway 78
CsMYB5 KY827396 930 Regulate anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis 79
CsMYB75 GGTM01017033 765 Regulate anthocyanin hyperaccumulation 76
CsGST MK431867 642 Encoding glutathione-S-transferase 95
Caffeine biosynthesis
CsTCS AB031280 1438 Caffeine synthase gene 73
Theanine biosynthesis
CsTSI TEA015198a 2544 Theanine synthetase gene 2
CsAAPs TEA031577a 2339 Encoding amino acid permease involved in theanine transportation 96
Aroma formation
Csβ-PD AB088027 1729 Encoding beta-primeverosidase in floral aroma formation 88
CsGT1 AB847092 1458 Converting volatile organic compounds into β-primeverosides for aroma biosynthesis 90
CsSAMT MG459470 1104 Encoding the salicylic acid carboxyl methyltransferase for methyl salicylate formation 97
CsLIS/NES KF006849 2050 Producing (E)-nerolidol and linalool in vitro 87
CsUGT85A53 NA 1455 Formation of (Z)‐3‐hexenyl glucoside, novel insect pest control 81
Abiotic and biotic stress
CsCOR1 EU563236 755 Involved in cold, salinity and dehydration tolerance 82
CsHSP17.2 KU244518 734 Mediates tea plant thermo tolerance 98
CsICE1 GQ229032 1964 Inducer of CBF expression 84
CsCBF1 EU563238 1210 C-repeat-binding factor 84
CsTLP DQ444296 681 Increases tolerance to fungal pathogens overexpressed in potato 83
CsGolS2 KP757767 1574 Response to Ectropic oblique attack 86

aCSS locus ID (from TPIA: http://tpia.teaplant.org)