Jasmonate-responsive expression of paclitaxel biosynthesis genes in Taxus cuspidata cultured cells is negatively regulated by the bHLH transcription factors TcJAMYC1, TcJAMYC2, and TcJAMYC4

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Lenka, Sangram K ^a   Ezekiel Nims, N ^a,c   Vongpaseuth, Kham ^a,b,d   Boshar, Rosemary A ^a   Roberts, Susan C ^a,b   Walker, Elsbeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c Ra Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

E box; JA MYC; Methyl jasmonate; MYC2; Paclitaxel; Taxus cuspidata

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; TAXUS; TAXUS CUSPIDATA;

EID: 84925048969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00115     Document Type: Article

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