Cannabis sativa: The Plant of the Thousand and One Molecules

CM Andre, JF Hausman, G Guerriero - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Cannabis sativa L. is an important herbaceous species originating from Central Asia, which
has been used in folk medicine and as a source of textile fiber since the dawn of times. This …

Plant glandular trichomes: natural cell factories of high biotechnological interest

A Huchelmann, M Boutry, C Hachez - Plant physiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Multicellular glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths characterized by the presence of
a head made of cells that have the ability to secrete or store large quantities of specialized …

Multi-omics of tomato glandular trichomes reveals distinct features of central carbon metabolism supporting high productivity of specialized metabolites

GU Balcke, S Bennewitz, N Bergau, B Athmer… - The Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Glandular trichomes are metabolic cell factories with the capacity to produce large quantities
of secondary metabolites. Little is known about the connection between central carbon …

A comprehensive survey on the terpene synthase gene family provides new insight into its evolutionary patterns

SY Jiang, J Jin, R Sarojam… - Genome biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Terpenes are organic compounds and play important roles in plant growth and development
as well as in mediating interactions of plants with the environment. Terpene synthases (TPS …

Plant volatiles: going 'in'but not 'out'of trichome cavities

A Tissier, JA Morgan, N Dudareva - Trends in plant science, 2017 - cell.com
Plant glandular trichomes are able to secrete and store large amounts of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). VOCs typically accumulate in dedicated extracellular spaces, which …

Spearmint R2R3‐MYB transcription factor Ms MYB negatively regulates monoterpene production and suppresses the expression of geranyl diphosphate synthase …

VA Reddy, Q Wang, N Dhar, N Kumar… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Many aromatic plants, such as spearmint, produce valuable essential oils in specialized
structures called peltate glandular trichomes (PGT s). Understanding the regulatory …

Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to terpenoid biosynthesis in Cinnamomum camphora

C Chen, Y Zheng, Y Zhong, Y Wu, Z Li, LA Xu, M Xu - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Cinnamomum camphora has been cultivated as an economically important tree
for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Selective breeding has produced Cinnamomum …

Metabolic engineering of terpene biosynthesis in plants using a trichome‐specific transcription factor MsYABBY5 from spearmint (Mentha spicata)

Q Wang, VA Reddy, D Panicker, HZ Mao… - Plant biotechnology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In many aromatic plants including spearmint (Mentha spicata), the sites of secondary
metabolite production are tiny specialized structures called peltate glandular trichomes …

Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis to characterize cold stress responses in Nicotiana tabacum

J Jin, H Zhang, J Zhang, P Liu, X Chen, Z Li, Y Xu, P Lu… - Bmc Genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background CB-1 and K326 are closely related tobacco cultivars; however, their cold
tolerance capacities are different. K326 is much more cold tolerant than CB-1. Results We …

The WRKY transcription factor AaGSW2 promotes glandular trichome initiation in Artemisia annua

L Xie, T Yan, L Li, M Chen, Y Ma, X Hao… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Glandular secreting trichomes (GSTs) synthesize and secrete large quantities of secondary
metabolites, some of which have well-established commercial value. An example is the anti …