Plants are fascinating and complex organisms. A comprehensive understanding of the
organization, function and evolution of plant genes is essential to disentangle important …

In cellular circumstances under which carbohydrates are scarce, plants can metabolize
proteins and lipids as alternative respiratory substrates. Respiration of protein is less …

Abstract ATTED-II (http://atted. jp) is a coexpression database for plant species to aid in the
discovery of relationships of unknown genes within a species. As an advanced …

Plant cells are immobile; thus, plant growth and development depend on cell expansion
rather than cell migration. The molecular mechanism by which the plasma membrane …

Abstract ATTED-II (https://atted. jp) is a gene coexpression database for nine plant species
based on publicly available RNAseq and microarray data. One of the challenges in …

Selection pressure exerted by insects and microorganisms shapes the diversity of plant
secondary metabolites. We identified a metabolic pathway for glucosinolates, known insect …

Medicinal plants are a rich source of highly diverse specialized metabolites with important
pharmacological properties. Until recently, plant biologists were limited in their ability to …

Nitrogen (N) and nitrate (NO3−) per se regulate many aspects of plant metabolism, growth,
and development. N/NO3− also suppresses parts of secondary metabolism, including …

Oxygenic photosynthesis converts solar energy into chemical energy in the chloroplasts of
plants and microalgae as well as in prokaryotic cyanobacteria using a complex machinery …

Understanding plant metabolism as an integrated system is essential for metabolic
engineering aimed at the effective production of compounds useful to human life and the …