CsGDH2.1 in Theanine Regulation

Improves Late-Spring Tea Quality

Knockdown of CsGDH2.1 increases glutamate and theanine accumulation in tea shoots, providing a functional gene for improving late-spring green tea quality.

Chen, Tingting · Ma, Jingzhen · Li, Huiping · Lin, Shijia · Dong, Chunxia · Xie, Yunxia · Yan, Xiaomei · Zhang, Shupei · Yang, Tianyuan · Wan, Xiaochun · Zhang, Zhaoliang

Horticulture Research 2023

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Knockdown of CsGDH2.1 increases glutamate and theanine accumulation in new shoots

CsGDH2.1 expression significantly increases in late spring in new shoots