A differentially regulated AP2/ERF transcription factor gene cluster acts downstream of a MAP kinase cascade to modulate terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus

New Phytologist

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1107-1123

  Paul, Priyanka ^a   Singh, Sanjay K ^a   Patra, Barunava ^a   Sui, Xueyi ^a   Pattanaik, Sitakanta ^a   Yuan, Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

AP2 ERF gene cluster; Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle); MAP kinase; phosphorylation; terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs); transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERB; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OXYLIPIN; PLANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATHARANTHUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MAPK SIGNALING; METABOLISM; METABOLOME; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT CELL; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ACETATES; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CATHARANTHUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYCLOPENTANES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; METABOLOME; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXYLIPINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT CELLS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84996486430     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14252     Document Type: Article

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