NERD1 is required for primexine formation and plasma membrane undulation during microsporogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana [0.03%]
拟南芥中微孢子发生的配子体壁形成和质膜摆动需要NERD1基因
Dawei Xu,Palash Chandra Mondol,Sumie Ishiguro et al.
Dawei Xu et al.
The primexine formation and plasma membrane undulation are the crucial steps of pollen wall formation in many angiosperms. However, the molecular mechanism underlining these processes is largely unknown. In Arabidopsis, NEW ENHANCER OF ROOT...
Enhanced chemoselectivity of a plant cytochrome P450 through protein engineering of surface and catalytic residues [0.03%]
通过蛋白质工程改善植物细胞色素P450的选择性
Xiaopeng Zhang,Wei Luo,Yinying Yao et al.
Xiaopeng Zhang et al.
Cytochrome P450s (P450s) are the most versatile catalysts utilized by plants to produce structurally and functionally diverse metabolites. Given the high degree of gene redundancy and challenge to functionally characterize plant P450s, prot...
Multi-strategy engineering greatly enhances provitamin A carotenoid accumulation and stability in Arabidopsis seeds [0.03%]
多策略工程大大提高了拟南芥种子中类维生素A胡萝卜素的积累和稳定性
Tianhu Sun,Qinlong Zhu,Ziqing Wei et al.
Tianhu Sun et al.
Staple grains with low levels of provitamin A carotenoids contribute to the global prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and therefore are the main targets for provitamin A biofortification. However, carotenoid stability during both seed matur...
Mohammad Irfan,Benjamin Chavez,Paride Rizzo et al.
Mohammad Irfan et al.
The evolution of new traits in living organisms occurs via the processes of mutation, recombination, genetic drift, and selection. These processes that have resulted in the immense biological diversity on our planet are also being employed ...
Plant geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases: every (gene) family has a story [0.03%]
牻牛儿基牻牛儿基焦磷酸合成酶：每一个基因家族都有它的故事
M Victoria Barja,Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion
M Victoria Barja
Plant isoprenoids (also known as terpenes or terpenoids) are a wide family of primary and secondary metabolites with multiple functions. In particular, most photosynthesis-related isoprenoids (including carotenoids and chlorophylls) as well...
Huiying Miao,Wei Zeng,Jiansheng Wang et al.
Huiying Miao et al.
Glucosinolates (GSLs) are a class of sulfur- and nitrogen-containing, and amino acid-derived important secondary metabolites, which mainly present in plants of Brassicaceae family, including Brassica crops, such as broccoli, cabbage, and oi...
Metabolic engineering in woody plants: challenges, advances, and opportunities [0.03%]
木质植物代谢工程：挑战、进展和机遇
Shu Yu,Cody S Bekkering,Li Tian
Shu Yu
Woody plant species represent an invaluable reserve of biochemical diversity to which metabolic engineering can be applied to satisfy the need for commodity and specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy. Woody plants are pa...
Molecular basis for optimizing sugar metabolism and transport during fruit development [0.03%]
果实发育过程中糖代谢及运输的优化机制研究分子基础
Tong Chen,Zhanquan Zhang,Boqiang Li et al.
Tong Chen et al.
Sugars are fundamental metabolites synthesized in leaves and further delivered to fruit in fruit crops. They not only provide "sweetness" as fruit quality traits, but also function as signaling molecules to modulate the responses of fruit t...
Amorpha-4,11-diene synthase: a key enzyme in artemisinin biosynthesis and engineering [0.03%]
青蒿素合酶：抗疟药物青蒿素生物合成及工程化设计中的关键酶
Jin Quan Huang,Xin Fang
Jin Quan Huang
Amorpha-4,11-diene synthase (ADS) catalyzes the first committed step in the artemisinin biosynthetic pathway, which is the first catalytic reaction enzymatically and genetically characterized in artemisinin biosynthesis. The advent of ADS i...
Chunmei Guan,Yuling Jiao
Chunmei Guan
Tissues and organs within a living organism are coordinated, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. The shoot apical meristem (SAM) continually produces lateral organs, such as leaves, from its peripheral zone. Because of th...