Table 5.
Examples of transgenic plants overexpressing genes for CA biosynthesis and their phenotypic response to abiotic stresses.
| Gene(s) | Origins | Transgenic Plants | Phenotype | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrate Synthase (CS) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Nicotiana tabacum | Al stress tolerance | [120] |
| CS | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Papaya sp. | Al stress tolerance | [120] |
| CS | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Tobacco plant | Al stress intolerance | [124] |
| AACT1 | Hordeum vulgare | Tobacco cells | Al stress tolerance | [136] |
| MATE | Sorghum bicolor | Arabidopsis thaliana | Al stress tolerance | [137] |
| CS | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Medicago sativa | Al stress tolerance | [141] |
| CS | Citrus junos | Nicotiana benthamiana | Al stress tolerance | [142] |
| MATE1 | Zea mays | Arabidopsis thaliana | Al stress tolerance | [132] |
| MATE | Vigna umbellate | Solanum lycopersicum | Al stress tolerance | [134] |
| MATE | Brachypodium distachyon | Setaria viridis | Al stress tolerance | [138] |
| Mitochondrial Citrate Synthase (mtCS) |
Arabidopsis thaliana | Daucus carota | Al stress tolerance | [121] |
| mtCS | Arabidopsis thaliana | Brassica napus | Al stress tolerance | [125] |
| TIFY10a | Glycine soja | Medicago sativa | Alkaline stress tolerance | [139] |
| PPCK3 | Glycine soja | Medicago sativa | Alkaline stress tolerance | [140] |
| CS1 | Malus xiaojinensis | Nicotiana tabacum | Fe stress tolerance | [123] |