Identification of 4CL Genes in Desert Poplars and Their Changes in Expression in Response to Salt Stress

CH Zhang, T Ma, WC Luo, JM Xu, JQ Liu, DS Wan - Genes, 2015 - mdpi.com
4-Coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL) genes are critical for the biosynthesis of plant
phenylpropanoids. Here we identified 20 4CL genes in the genomes of two desert poplars …

Cloning and functional characterization of a 4-coumarate CoA ligase from liverwort Plagiochasma appendiculatum

S Gao, HN Yu, RX Xu, AX Cheng, HX Lou - Phytochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Plant phenylpropanoids represent a large group of secondary metabolites which have
played an important role in terrestrial plant life, beginning with the evolution of land plants …

Four isoforms of Arabidopsis 4-coumarate: CoA ligase have overlapping yet distinct roles in phenylpropanoid metabolism

Y Li, JI Kim, L Pysh, C Chapple - Plant physiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The biosynthesis of lignin, flavonoids, and hydroxycinnamoyl esters share the first three
enzymatic steps of the phenylpropanoid pathway. The last shared step is catalyzed by 4 …

Compartmentalized expression of two structurally and functionally distinct 4-coumarate:CoA ligase genes in aspen (Populus tremuloides).

HWJ Hu WenJing, A Kawaoka, TCJ Tsai ChungJui… - 1998 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Coumarate: CoA ligases (4CLs, EC 6.2. 2.12) are a group of enzymes necessary for
maintaining a continuous metabolic flux for the biosynthesis of plant phenylpropanoids, such …

The Arabidopsis thaliana 4-coumarate:CoA ligase (4CL) gene: stress and developmentally regulated expression and nucleotide sequence of its cDNA

D Lee, M Ellard, LA Wanner, KR Davis… - Plant molecular …, 1995 - Springer
An Arabidopsis cDNA clone encoding 4-coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL), a key enzyme of
phenylpropanoid metabolism, was identified and sequenced. The predicted amino acid …

Identification of a 4-coumarate: CoA ligase gene family in the moss, Physcomitrella patens

MV Silber, H Meimberg, J Ebel - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Since the early evolution of land plants from primitive green algae, phenylpropanoid
compounds have played an important role. In the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids, 4 …

Compartmentalized expression of two structurally and functionally distinct 4-coumarate:CoA ligase genes in aspen (Populus tremuloides)

WJ Hu, A Kawaoka, CJ Tsai, J Lung… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
4-Coumarate: CoA ligases (4CLs, EC 6.2. 1.12) are a group of enzymes necessary for
maintaining a continuous metabolic flux for the biosynthesis of plant phenylpropanoids, such …

Three 4‐coumarate:coenzyme A ligases in Arabidopsis thaliana represent two evolutionarily divergent classes in angiosperms

J Ehlting, D Büttner, Q Wang, CJ Douglas… - The plant …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The enzyme 4‐coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL) plays a key role in channelling carbon flow into
diverse branch pathways of phenylpropanoid metabolism which serve important functions in …

Ectopic Expression of a Loblolly Pine Class II 4-Coumarate:CoA Ligase Alters Soluble Phenylpropanoid Metabolism but not Lignin Biosynthesis in Populus

HY Chen, BA Babst, B Nyamdari, H Hu… - Plant and Cell …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Coumarate: CoA ligase (4CL) catalyzes the formation of hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA esters for
phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. Phylogenetically distinct Class I and Class II 4CL isoforms …

Structure and evolution of 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase (4CL) gene families

D Cukovica, J Ehlting, JAV Ziffle, CJ Douglas - 2001 - degruyter.com
The phenylpropanoid enzyme 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase (4CL) plays a key role in
general phenylpropanoid metabolism. 4CL is related to a larger class of prokaryotic and …