Plant volatile organic compounds evolution: transcriptional regulation, epigenetics and polyploidy

J Picazo-Aragonés, A Terrab, F Balao - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted by plants as a consequence of their
interaction with biotic and abiotic factors, and have a very important role in plant evolution …

Microplastics and nanoplastics effects on plant–pollinator interaction and pollination biology

S Shah, M Ilyas, R Li, J Yang… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) contamination is an emerging environmental and
public health concern, and these particles have been reported both in aquatic and terrestrial …

Single‐cell RNA‐sequencing of Nicotiana attenuata corolla cells reveals the biosynthetic pathway of a floral scent

M Kang, Y Choi, H Kim, SG Kim - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐Seq) identifies distinct cell
populations based on cell‐to‐cell heterogeneity in gene expression. By examining the …

Light induces an increasing release of benzyl nitrile against diurnal herbivore Ectropis grisescens Warren attack in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants

J Qian, Y Liao, G Jian, Y Jia, L Zeng… - Plant, Cell & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are critical compounds that directly or indirectly
regulate the tritrophic interactions among herbivores, natural enemies and plants. The …

Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals the Potential Role of MYB Transcription Factors in Floral Scent Formation in Hedychium coronarium

F Abbas, Y Ke, Y Zhou, Y Yu, M Waseem… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The MYB gene family is one of the largest groups of transcription factors (TFs) playing
diverse roles in several biological processes. Hedychium coronarium (white ginger lily) is a …

An update on the function and regulation of methylerythritol phosphate and mevalonate pathways and their evolutionary dynamics

X Pu, X Dong, Q Li, Z Chen, L Liu - Journal of Integrative Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Isoprenoids are among the largest and most chemically diverse classes of organic
compounds in nature and are involved in the processes of photosynthesis, respiration …

The intracellular dynamics of circadian clocks reach for the light of ecology and evolution

AJ Millar - Annual review of plant biology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
A major challenge for biology is to extend our understanding of molecular regulation from
the simplified conditions of the laboratory to ecologically relevant environments. Tractable …

Aromatic amino acids: a complex network ripe for future exploration

JH Lynch, N Dudareva - Trends in plant science, 2020 - cell.com
In plants, high carbon flux is committed to the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and
tryptophan, owing to their roles not only in the production of proteins, but also as precursors …

Nocturnal pollination: an overlooked ecosystem service vulnerable to environmental change

CJ Macgregor, AS Scott-Brown - Emerging Topics in Life …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Existing assessments of the ecosystem service of pollination have been largely restricted to
diurnal insects, with a particular focus on generalist foragers such as wild and honey bees …

TCP4-dependent induction of CONSTANS transcription requires GIGANTEA in photoperiodic flowering in Arabidopsis

A Kubota, S Ito, JS Shim, RS Johnson, YH Song… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Photoperiod is one of the most reliable environmental cues for plants to regulate flowering
timing. In Arabidopsis thaliana, CONSTANS (CO) transcription factor plays a central role in …