Numerous examples of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), including for compounds of
agricultural and medicinal importance, have now been discovered in plant genomes …

Plants are a rich source of diverse chemicals. Metabolic diversification is likely a reflection of
adaptation to particular environmental niches because many of these compounds are …

Covering: up to 2022 Plants produce a wide range of structurally and biosynthetically
diverse natural products to interact with their environment. These specialised metabolites …

Plants are a remarkable source of high-value specialized metabolites having significant
physiological and ecological functions. Genes responsible for synthesizing specialized …

Secondary metabolism in plants gives rise to a vast array of small-molecule natural
products. The discovery of operon-like gene clusters in plants has provided a new …

Operons are clusters of unrelated genes with related functions that are a feature of
prokaryotic genomes. Here, we report on an operon-like gene cluster in the plant …

In bacteria, genes with related functions often are grouped together in operons and are
cotranscribed as a single polycistronic mRNA. In eukaryotes, functionally related genes …

Highlights•Physical clustering of genes for specialized metabolic pathways is common in
plants.•The common and individual features of plant metabolic gene clusters are …

Plants produce hundreds of thousands of small molecules known as specialized
metabolites, many of which are of economic and ecological importance. This remarkable …

Plants have adapted to their environments by diversifying in various ways. This
diversification is reflected at the phytochemical level in their production of numerous …