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)