Elucidating steroid alkaloid biosynthesis in Veratrum californicum: Production of verazine in Sf9 cells

Plant Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 991-1003

  Augustin, Megan M ^a   Ruzicka, Dan R ^a,b   Shukla, Ashutosh K ^a,c   Augustin, Jörg M ^a   Starks, Courtney M ^d   O'Neil Johnson, Mark ^d   McKain, Michael R ^a   Evans, Bradley S ^a   Barrett, Matt D ^e,f   Smithson, Ann ^e,f   Wong, Gane Ka Shu ^g,h,i   Deyholos, Michael K ^g   Edger, Patrick P ^j,k   Pires, J Chris ^j   Leebens Mack, James H ^l   Mann, David A ^m,n   Kutchan, Toni M ^a  

^a DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^d Sequoia Sciences Inc   (United States)

^e KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ BGI SHENZHEN   (China)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^m Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

ⁿ Cellular Dynamics International   (United States)

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Author keywords

California corn lily; cyclopamine; Haystack; steroid alkaloids; Veratrum californicum; verazine

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; PATTERN MATCHING;

CALIFORNIA; CYCLOPAMINE; HAYSTACK; VERATRUM CALIFORNICUM; VERAZINE;

ALKALOIDS;

HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; VERATRUM CALIFORNICUM;

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLOPAMINE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME; PLANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME; VERATRUM ALKALOID; VERAZINE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SF9 CELL LINE; VERATRUM;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SF9 CELLS; TRANSCRIPTOME; VERATRUM; VERATRUM ALKALOIDS;

EID: 84930825564     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12871     Document Type: Article

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