Plant Metabolic Gene Clusters: Evolution, Organization, and Their Applications in Synthetic Biology

Plant Metabolic Gene Clusters: Evolution, Organization, and Their Applications in Synthetic Biology

Plants are a remarkable source of high-value specialized metabolites having significant physiological and ecological functions. Genes responsible for synthesizing specialized metabolites are often clustered together for a coordinated expression, which is commonly observed in bacteria and filamentous...

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Main Authors: Revuru Bharadwaj, Sarma R. Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Ramalingam Sathishkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
plant gene clusters
specialized metabolites
defensive functions
gene duplications
metabolic engineering
synthetic biology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.697318/full

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