The functional evolution of architecturally different plant geranyl diphosphate synthases from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase

S Song, R Jin, Y Chen, S He, K Li, Q Tang… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Terpenoids constitute the largest class of plant primary and secondary metabolites with a
broad range of biological and ecological functions. They are synthesized from isopentenyl …

Plant geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases: every (gene) family has a story

MV Barja, M Rodriguez-Concepcion - Abiotech, 2021 - Springer
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 …

The small subunit of snapdragon geranyl diphosphate synthase modifies the chain length specificity of tobacco geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase in planta

I Orlova, DA Nagegowda, CM Kish, M Gutensohn… - The Plant …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Geranyl diphosphate (GPP), the precursor of many monoterpene end products, is
synthesized in plastids by a condensation of dimethylallyl diphosphate and isopentenyl …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct evolutionary strategies in the GGPPS family from plants

D Coman, A Altenhoff, S Zoller, W Gruissem… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Multiple geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases (GGPPS) for biosynthesis of geranylgeranyl
diphosphate (GGPP) exist in plants. GGPP is produced in the isoprenoid pathway and is a …

[HTML][HTML] Heteromeric geranyl (geranyl) diphosphate synthase is involved in monoterpene biosynthesis in Arabidopsis flowers

Q Chen, D Fan, G Wang - Molecular Plant, 2015 - cell.com
Monoterpenes, together with sesquiterpenes, play varying roles in plant interactions with the
environment depending on the organs in which they are produced; these compounds likely …

Cloning and characterization of two different types of geranyl diphosphate synthases from Norway spruce (Picea abies)

A Schmidt, J Gershenzon - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Geranyl diphosphate (GPP), the universal precursor of monoterpenes, is formed from
isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate by the action of geranyl diphosphate …

Arabidopsis GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE 11 is a hub isozyme required for the production of most photosynthesis‐related isoprenoids

MÁ Ruiz‐Sola, D Coman, G Beck, MV Barja… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Most plastid isoprenoids, including photosynthesis‐related metabolites such as carotenoids
and the side chain of chlorophylls, tocopherols (vitamin E), phylloquinones (vitamin K), and …

[HTML][HTML] Structural analyses of short-chain prenyltransferases identify an evolutionarily conserved GFPPS clade in Brassicaceae plants

C Wang, Q Chen, D Fan, J Li, G Wang, P Zhang - Molecular Plant, 2016 - cell.com
Terpenoids are the largest and most diverse class of plant-specialized metabolites, which
function in diverse physiological processes during plant development. In the biosynthesis of …

Characterization of the GGPP synthase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana

G Beck, D Coman, E Herren, MA Ruiz-Sola… - Plant molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) is a key precursor of various isoprenoids that have
diverse functions in plant metabolism and development. The annotation of the Arabidopsis …

Enzyme fusion removes competition for geranylgeranyl diphosphate in carotenogenesis

M Camagna, A Grundmann, C Bär… - Plant …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP), a prenyl diphosphate synthesized by GGPP synthase
(GGPS), represents a metabolic hub for the synthesis of key isoprenoids, such as …