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Discovery of the rosalexin pathway expands the modular network of maize diterpenoid chemical defenses

2026-04-17

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The evolutionary expansion of specialized metabolism has shaped the ability of plants to adapt to combined pathogen, pest, and other environmental pressures. For instance, the duplication and divergence of ancestral gibberellin pathway genes have given rise to specialized kauralexin and dolabralexin diterpenoids in maize ( Zea mays ) that serve as core components of disease resistance and stress adaptation. Here,...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.15.718773

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