Nature's chemists: the discovery and engineering of phytochemical biosynthesis

K Eljounaidi, BR Lichman - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Plants produce a diverse array of natural products, many of which have high pharmaceutical
value or therapeutic potential. However, these compounds often occur at low concentrations …

Grapevine leaf MALDI-MS imaging reveals the localisation of a putatively identified sucrose metabolite associated to Plasmopara viticola development

M Maia, A McCann, C Malherbe, J Far… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite well-established pathways and metabolites involved in grapevine-Plasmopara
viticola interaction, information on the molecules involved in the first moments of pathogen …

Overexpression of geranyl diphosphate synthase small subunit 1 (LcGPPS. SSU1) enhances the monoterpene content and biomass

Y Zhao, Y Chen, M Gao, H Yin, L Wu, Y Wang - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Person, an economically important aromatic plant producing
essential oils, has lemon-like fragrance and 96.44–98.44% monoterpene contents …

A versatile Tn7 transposon-based bioluminescence tagging tool for quantitative and spatial detection of bacteria in plants

A Matsumoto, T Schlüter, K Melkonian, A Takeda… - Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Investigation of plant-bacteria interactions requires quantification of in planta bacterial titers
by means of cumbersome and time-consuming colony-counting assays. Here, we devised a …

Isoprenoid Metabolism and Engineering in Glandular Trichomes of Lamiaceae

SS Mahmoud, S Maddock, AM Adal - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The isoprenoids play important ecological and physiological roles in plants. They also have
a tremendous impact on human lives as food additives, medicines, and industrial raw …

Genetic manipulation of biosynthetic pathways in mint

LK Fuchs, AH Holland, RA Ludlow, RJ Coates… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the study of aromatic plants has seen an increase, with great interest from
industrial, academic, and pharmaceutical industries. Among plants attracting increased …

Enhanced top‐down control of herbivore population growth on plants with impaired defences

S Legarrea, A Janssen, L Dong, JJ Glas… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivore densities can be regulated by bottom‐up and top‐down forces such as plant
defences and natural enemies, respectively. These forces can interact with each other to …

Engineering of tomato type VI glandular trichomes for trans-chrysanthemic acid biosynthesis, the acid moiety of natural pyrethrin insecticides

Y Wang, J Wen, L Liu, J Chen, C Wang, Z Li… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glandular trichomes, known as metabolic cell factories, have been proposed as highly
suitable for metabolically engineering the production of plant high-value specialized …

Comprehensive genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression profiling of MATE gene family in Nicotiana tabacum

U Gani, P Sharma, H Tiwari, AK Nautiyal, M Kundan… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
The transporters belonging to the MATE family are involved in the transportation of diverse
ligands, including metal ions and small organic molecules, and, therefore, play an important …

Subtle interplay between trichome development and cuticle formation in plants

A Berhin, C Nawrath, C Hachez - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trichomes and cuticles are key protective epidermal specializations. This review highlights
the genetic interplay existing between trichome and cuticle formation in a variety of species …