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Impact of an intragenic retrotransposon on the structural integrity and evolution of a major isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway gene in Hevea brasiliensis.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Dec 2013
Uthup Thomas Kadampanattu, Saha Thakurdas, Ravindran Minimol, Bini K
Abstract excerpt
Isoprenoids belong to a large family of structurally and functionally different natural compounds found universally from prokaryotes to higher animals and plants. In Hevea brasiliensis, the commercially important cis-polyisoprene (rubber) is synthesised as part of its defence mechanism in addition to other common isoprenoids like phytosterols, growth hormones etc. Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS) is a key...
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