Transcriptional regulation and transport of terpenoid indole alkaloid in Catharanthus roseus: Exploration of new research directions

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Liu, Jiaqi ^a,b   Cai, Junjun ^c   Wang, Rui ^b   Yang, Shihai ^a  

^a JILIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Compartmentation; Regulatory network; Terpenoid indole alkaloids; Transcription factor; Transporter

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ABC TRANSPORTER INHIBITOR; AJMALICINE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANTHRANILATE SYNTHASE; ANTIPORTER; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; ARTEMISINIC ACID; ARTEMISININ; CATHARANTHINE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; GERANIOL SYNTHASE; INDOLE ALKALOID; MULTIDRUG AND TOXIC COMPOUND EXTRUSION TRANSPORTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SECOLOGANIN; STRICTOSIDINE; STRICTOSIDINE SYNTHASE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME; TRYPTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDOLINE; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL TRANSPORT; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; METABOLIC FLUX ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; STRUCTURAL BIOINFORMATICS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; UPREGULATION; CATHARANTHUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATHARANTHUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 85008214590     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms18010053     Document Type: Review

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