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 …

[HTML][HTML] Functional studies of plant latex as a rich source of bioactive compounds: focus on proteins and alkaloids

J Gracz-Bernaciak, O Mazur, R Nawrot - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Latex, a sticky emulsion produced by specialized cells called laticifers, is a crucial part of a
plant's defense system against herbivory and pathogens. It consists of a broad spectrum of …

[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 …

Antifeedant activity of guayule resin and its compounds against the agricultural pest Labidostomis lusitanica

G Latorre, PJ García-Cano, S Rodrigo-Gomez… - Crop Protection, 2024 - Elsevier
The economic sustainability of guayule (Parthenium argentatum A. Gray) cultivation will
largely depend on its profitability, which drives strategies for the integral utilization of its …

Transcriptome and gene expression analysis in cold-acclimated guayule (Parthenium argentatum) rubber-producing tissue

G Ponciano, CM McMahan, W Xie, GR Lazo, TA Coffelt… - Phytochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Natural rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) is associated with
moderately cold night temperatures. To begin to dissect the molecular events triggered by …

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 …

Abscisic Acid-Dependent Regulation of Small Rubber Particle Protein Gene Expression in Taraxacum brevicorniculatum is Mediated by TbbZIP1

J Fricke, A Hillebrand, RM Twyman… - Plant and cell …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Natural rubber is a high-molecular-mass biopolymer found in the latex of> 2,500 plant
species, including Hevea brasiliensis, Parthenium argentatum and Taraxacum spp. The …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Seasonal Decrease in Temperature on the Content and Composition of Guayulins in Stems of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum, Gray)

J Rozalén, MM García-Martínez, ME Carrión… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The guayulins are a family of sesquiterpene compounds that consist of an isoprenoid
nucleus substituted either by trans-cinnamic or p-anisic acid, and are present only in the …

[HTML][HTML] Downregulation of a CYP74 Rubber Particle Protein Increases Natural Rubber Production in Parthenium argentatum

DF Placido, N Dong, C Dong, VMV Cruz… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We report functional genomics studies of a CYP74 rubber particle protein from Parthenium
argentatum, commonly called guayule. Previously identified as an allene oxide synthase …