Review Article

Heterelogous Expression of Plant Genes

Table 1

Heterologous expression of plant proteins grouped according to the host cells.

Protein expressedPlant Reference

Escherichia coli
Lipase B (PalB)Pseudozyma antarctica[18]
Oxalate oxidase Hordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum[21]
Osmotin-like cryoprotective proteinSolanum dulcamara[22]
Thaumatin-like protein (ATLP3)Arabidopsis thaliana[23]
Osmotin-like protein (SnOLP)Solanum nigrum [24]
RHG1-LRR domainGlycine max[25]
Chloroplast transglutaminase (TGZ) Zea mays[26]
FatB thioesterase Madhuca butyracea [27]
Glutamatecysteine ligase (GCL)Arabidopsis thaliana[28]
DELLA proteins Arabidopsis thaliana , Malus domestica [29]
transporters; KAT1, AKT2-3, AtKUP1/AtKT1/AtPOT1, AtKUP2/AtKT2/AtPOT2, AtHKT1Arabidopsis thaliana[3032]
transporters, EcHKT1, EcHKT2Eucalyptus globulus [33]
ATP/ADP transporter Arabidopsis thaliana[34]
HAK transporters, CnHAK1,CnHAK2Cymodocea nodosa[35]
Peptide transporter family member, DCAT1Alnus glutinosa[36]
Type 1 MT, dMTTriticum durum[37]
Type 1 and Type 2 MTsVicia faba[38]
MT1, MT2, and MT3 Arabidopsis thaliana[39]
Type 3 MT3-A Elaeis guineensis [40]
Type 2 MT, QsMTQuercus suber[41]
Soybean seed ferritinGlycine max[126]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
-amino acid symporter and channel, KATl Arabidopsis thaliana[47]
Phosphate transporters; AtPT1 and AtPT2Arabidopsis thaliana[48]
transporter, HvHAKI Hordeum vulgare[49]
transporters, AtKT1, and AtKT2, AtKUP1Arabidopsis thaliana[50, 51]
transporter, HKT1Triticum aestivum[52, 53]
Sulfate transporters, LeST1-1 and LeST1-2Lycopersicon esculentum[54]
Copper transporters, (COPT1–5) Arabidopsis thaliana[55]
Peptide transporter, AtPTR1 Arabidopsis thaliana[56]
/ antiporter, AtChx17 Arabidopsis thaliana[57]

Hexose transporters, VvHT4 and VvHT5 Vitis vinifera[58]
Plasma membrane-localized /inositol symporter, AtINT2Arabidopsis thaliana[59]
High affinity GABAtransporter, AtGAT1Arabidopsis thaliana[60]
Tonoplast Intrinsic Proteins, AtTIP2;1 and AtTIP2;3 Arabidopsis thaliana[61]
Sorbitol transporters, PmPLT1 and PmPLT2Plantago major[62]
Pichia pastoris
Nitrate reductase Spinacia oleracea, Zea mays[69]
InvertaseIpomoea batatas[70]
1,6-galactosyltransferaseTrigonella foenum-graecum[71]
1,6-xylosyltransferaseArabidopsis thaliana[72]
GlycosyltransferasesArabidopsis thaliana Bos taurus, Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, Leucopersicon esculentum[73]
-D-fructofuranosidase Oryza sativa[74]
ApyraseSolanum tuberosum[75]
Oxalate oxidases, HvOXO, TaOXOHordeum vulgare, Triticum aestivum[76, 77]
LectinCanavalia brasiliensis, Nicotiana tabacum[2, 79]
Low-affinity cation transporter (LCT1) Triticum aestivum[80]
2S albumin storage proteins (AL1 and AL3)Glycine max[127]
Baculovirus-mediated insect cell
PatatinSolanum tuberosum[81]
Reductase isoforms, AR1 and AR2Arabidopsis thaliana[82]
Peroxisomal short-chain acyl-CoA oxidase AArabidopsis thaliana[83]
Cyclin-dependent kinase A (CDKA)Arabidopsis thaliana[84]
NADH-cytochrome (Cyt) b5 reductaseArabidopsis thaliana[85]
Geranylgeranyltransferase-I (GGT-I)Arabidopsis thaliana[86]
Acyl-CoA synthetaseArabidopsis thaliana[87]
Homogentisate phytyltransferaseArabidopsis thaliana [88]
(+)-Abscisic Acid 8’-Hydroxylase Arabidopsis thaliana [89]
1,2-xylosyltransferaseArabidopsis thaliana[90]
Ethylene-inducing xylanaseNicotiana tabacum[91]

ADP-glucose pyrophoshorylase (AGPase)Hordeum vulgare[92]
channels, AKT1, KAT1, and KCO1Arabidopsis thaliana [9395]
channels KST1, SKT1, and KST1Solanum tuberosum[96, 97]
Transporter AUX1 Arabidopsis thaliana [98]
-phaseolin polypeptidesPhaseolus vulgaris[128]
Ac-specific ORFa protein, Zea mays[129]
Cysteine protease papainCarica papaya[130]
Mitochondrial protein URF13 Zea mays[131]
LAT52 proteinLycopersicon esculentum[132]
Auxin-binding protein (ABP1) Zea mays, Nicotiana tabacum[133, 134]
Calreticulin and auxin binding proteinZea mays[135]
Cinnamate 4-HydroxylaseArabidopsis thaliana[136]
Cryptochrome-1Arabidopsis thaliana[137]
Phototropin 2Arabidopsis thaliana[138]
Histidinol dehydrogenaseBrassica oleracea[139]
Putative soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) Solanum tuberosum[140]
lmidazoleglycerolphosphate dehydrataseArabidopsis thaliana[141]
Phytone synthase, Phytoene desaturaseNarcissus pseudonarcissus[142, 143]
4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase (4 )Populus trichocarpa, Populusdeltoides [144]
Xenopus laevisoocytes
cotransporter HKT1Arabidopsis thaliana[39]
DCAT1 nodule-specific transporter Alnus glutinosa[43]
AtNAR2.1/AtNRT2 Nitrate Transport SystemArabidopsis thaliana[102]
HKT Constructs, AtHKT1_HKT1 chimerasTriticum aestivum, Arabidopsis thaliana [103]
HKT1 superfamily of / transportersEucalyptus camaldulensis [104]
Ammonium transporter, LeAMT1Lycopersicon esculentum[105]
Ammonium transporter, AtAMT1;2 Arabidopsis thaliana[106]
Sucrose transporters, AtSUC2, AtSUC9, LjSUT4 Arabidopsis thaliana, Lotus japonicus[107109]
-activated malate transporter, BnALMT1,BnALMT2, ALMT1 Brassica napus, Triticum aestivum[110, 111]
Polyol transporters, AtPLT5, PmPLT1 Arabidopsis thaliana, Plantago major[112, 113]
Inositol transporter2, AtINT2, AtINT4 Arabidopsis thaliana[114, 115]
Amino acid transporter, AtCAT6,Arabidopsis thaliana[116]
Cation– - cotransporter, CCCArabidopsis thaliana[117]

Anion-selective transporter, ZmALMT1Zea mays[118]
channel, SIRK Vitis vinifera[145]
channel, KZM1Zea mays[146]
channel, ZMK1 Zea mays[147]
channels, SKT1 and LKT1 Solanum tuberesum, Lycopersicon esculentum [148]
AKT2-KAT2 subunitits Arabidopsis thaliana[149]
channel, KAT1 Arabidopsis thaliana[150]
Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels AtCNGC2, AtCNGC1, -2 Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana tobacum [151, 152]
Putative transporter (GmN70)Glycine max[153]
-activated malate transporter, TaALMT1Triticum aestivum[154]
High affinity -aminobutyric acid transporter, AtGAT1Arabidopsis thaliana[155]
Aquaporins, ZmPIP1a, ZmPIP1b, ZmPIP2a, PIP1, ZmPIP2;1Zea mays[124, 156, 157]
Aquaporin, PIP1Lycopersicon esculentum[158]
Aquaporin, PIP2 Juglans regia[159]
Tonoplast intrinsic protein, AtTIP2;1Arabidopsis thaliana[160, 161]
Aquaporin, McTIP1;2 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum[162]
Aquaporin, HvPIP1;6 Hordeum vulgare[163]
Tonoplast intrinsic protein, PgTIP1Panax ginseng[164]
Nodulin 26 intrinsic protein, AtNIP2;1Arabidopsis thaliana[165]
PIP-1-type; NtPIP1;1, NtAQP1; PIP-2-type; NtPIP2;1Nicotiana tabacum[166]
CjMDR1, ATP-binding cassette proteinCoptis japonica[167]
GlpF-like intrinsic protein (GIP1;1),Physcomitrella patens [168]
Metal tolerance protein1, AtMTP1 Arabidopsis thaliana[160]
AtTPK4 tandem-pore channel Arabidopsis thaliana[170]
FRD3, multidrug and toxin efflux (MATE) Arabidopsis thaliana[171]