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Evolutionary diversification of plant shikimate kinase gene duplicates.
PLoS genetics - 1 Dec 2008
Fucile Geoffrey, Falconer Shannon, Christendat Dinesh
Abstract excerpt
Shikimate kinase (SK; EC 2.7.1.71) catalyzes the fifth reaction of the shikimate pathway, which directs carbon from the central metabolism pool to a broad range of secondary metabolites involved in plant development, growth, and stress responses. In this study, we demonstrate the role of plant SK gene duplicate evolution in the diversification of metabolic regulation and the acquisition of novel and...
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