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Genomic Insights into the Evolution of the Nicotine Biosynthesis Pathway in Tobacco.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2017
Kajikawa Masataka, Sierro Nicolas, Kawaguchi Haruhiko, Bakaher Nicolas, Ivanov Nikolai V, Hashimoto Takashi, Shoji Tsubasa
Abstract excerpt
In tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), nicotine is the predominant alkaloid. It is produced in the roots and accumulated mainly in the leaves. Jasmonates play a central signaling role in damage-induced nicotine formation. The genome sequence of tobacco provides us an almost complete inventory of structural and regulatory genes involved in nicotine pathway. Phylogenetic and expression analyses revealed a series of...
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