Natural rubber biosynthesis in plants, the rubber transferase complex, and metabolic engineering progress and prospects

S Cherian, SB Ryu, K Cornish - Plant biotechnology journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural rubber (NR) is a nonfungible and valuable biopolymer, used to manufacture~ 50
000 rubber products, including tires and medical gloves. Current production of NR is derived …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of natural rubber: current state and perspectives

X Men, F Wang, GQ Chen, HB Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Natural rubber is a kind of indispensable biopolymers with great use and strategic
importance in human society. However, its production relies almost exclusively on rubber …

Natural rubber-producing sources, systems, and perspectives for breeding and biotechnology studies of Taraxacum kok-saghyz

M Salehi, K Cornish, M Bahmankar… - Industrial crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Natural rubber (NR, cis-1, 4-polyisoprene) is applied in over 50,000 products. It has
unique properties, which cannot be matched by synthetic rubber. The pará rubber tree …

Rubber and latex extraction processes for Taraxacum kok-saghyz

M Salehi, M Bahmankar, MR Naghavi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural rubber (NR) has unique properties which are unmatched by synthetic rubber and is
used in over 50,000 products. The only commercial source of NR is the Para rubber tree …

In-situ observation of spatial organization of natural rubber latex particles and exploring the relationship between particle size and mechanical properties of natural …

YC Wei, D Zhu, WY Xie, JH Xia, MF He… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural rubber (NR), an important source of elastomeric material, has superior
comprehensive properties compared to synthetic high cis-1, 4-polyisoprene, which are …

[HTML][HTML] RNASeq analysis of drought-stressed guayule reveals the role of gene transcription for modulating rubber, resin, and carbohydrate synthesis

C Dong, G Ponciano, N Huo, Y Gu, D Ilut… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The drought-adapted shrub guayule (Parthenium argentatum) produces rubber, a natural
product of major commercial importance, and two co-products with potential industrial use …

Bark transcriptome analyses reveals molecular mechanisms involved in tapping panel dryness occurrence and development in rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)

Y Yue, X Wang, Z Xia, Z Deng, D Wang, Y Li, H Yin… - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
Tapping panel dryness (TPD) has become the most important limiting factor for increasing
natural rubber yield, whereas illuminating the molecular mechanisms underlying TPD is the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative proteomics of rubber latex revealed multiple protein species of REF/SRPP family respond diversely to ethylene stimulation among different …

Z Tong, D Wang, Y Sun, Q Yang, X Meng… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Rubber elongation factor (REF) and small rubber particle protein (SRPP) are two key factors
for natural rubber biosynthesis. To further understand the roles of these proteins in rubber …

Downregulation of an allene oxide synthase gene improves photosynthetic rate and alters phytohormone homeostasis in field-grown guayule

DF Placido, DA Dierig, VC Von Mark… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is under development in the southwestern United States
as a source of domestic natural rubber; increased rubber yield was found for greenhouse …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of latex transcriptomes reveals the potential mechanisms underlying rubber molecular weight variations between the Hevea brasiliensis …

S Xin, Y Hua, J Li, X Dai, X Yang, J Udayabhanu… - BMC Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Background The processabilities and mechanical properties of natural rubber depend
greatly on its molecular weight (MW) and molecular weight distribution (MWD). However, the …