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Predicting protein complexes in biosynthetic gene clusters Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are contiguous genomic regions that encode diverse, non-homologous proteins required for the production of specific natural products. Their genetic diversity underlie...

Predicting protein complexes in biosynthetic gene clusters
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Phylogenomics and metabolic engineering reveal a conserved gene cluster in Solanaceae plants for withanolide biosynthesis
doi.org/10.1101/2024...

#Genomics #PlantSci #PlantMetabolism

The Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Arthur Neish Young Investigator Award and applications for the TPJ-PSNA Early Career Award!

The deadline is January 30, 2026.
Find the guideline at: www.psna-online.org/awards

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#GrassResearch
🌱 Annual bluegrass vs creeping bentgrass: Metabolic differences under heat stress revealed. Key metabolites linked to resilience!
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/gra...
#HeatTolerance #TurfgrassScience #PlantMetabolism

Mapping multi-substrate specificity of Arabidopsis aminotransferases Nature Plants - Systematic characterization of Arabidopsis aminotransferase family enzymes uncovered many previously unrecognized activities and revealed their multi-substrate specificity, aspects...

Our new study in Nature Plants maps how "multi-tasking" enzymes in plants transfer nitrogen, a key step toward improving crop N use efficiency. 🌱

Big thanks to our collaborators from Max Planck, Hokkaido Univ, & MSU, and for support from @NSF and @DOE.

Learn more: rdcu.be/eFOFN

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Nine of the proteinogenic amino acids that are indispensable for plant development are exclusively synthesized in plastids. The specific transporters that facilitate their efflux across the plastid inner envelope have not yet been fully characterized. 🌿 #PlantMetabolism #CellBiology

Thanks for being part of the #AppsPlantSci Plant Metabolic Diversity special issue, @rwmartin.bsky.social et al! fyi: the special issue has published!

Check out the full issue here: bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21680450... #botany #PlantMetabolism #Phytochemistry

The image shows a leaf with representations of phytochemical structures drawn on the surface. In front of the leaf, a glass measuring cylinder is used to pour liquid into another measuring cylinder. On the right side are three circles: one with the text "Sustainable," showing an open hand catching leaves; one with the text "Scalable," showing an arrow pointing up; and one with the text "Multi-sample purification," showing a holder with sample tubes. The text at the bottom right corner reads: "A practical and easy-to-scale protocol for removing chlorophylls from leaf extracts."

From the #AppsPlantSci Plant Metabolic Diversity special issue:

A practical & easy-to-scale protocol for removing chlorophylls from leaf extracts (by Fossati, Cavalloro, Rossi, Collina & Martino)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #PlantMetabolism #chlorophyll #Phytochemistry

The cover of the July-August issue of Applications in Plant Sciences. The cover image shows an artist’s depiction of the application of large language models (LLMs) in plant metabolic research. Here, the stylized tree—with leaves bearing diverse phytochemical structures, superimposed on representations of scientific article abstracts—represents the organization of the vast array of known plant chemical–plant species connections within the context of the plant tree of life. Image credit: Jenna Armentrout created this image in Adobe Illustrator using hand-drawn materials.

The #AppsPlantSci special issue "Advances in analyzing and engineering plant metabolic diversity" is online!

Thanks to editors @kiratiedge.bsky.social, Gaurav Moghe, @iochromaland.bsky.social & Federico Roda

Check out the intro: bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #PlantMetabolism

Close-up of a light pink flower with prominent yellow anthers, shown in bright sunlight. The corolla has five lobes. Three slightly darker closed flowers are also visible lower down the scape. Photo credit: Carter Butts

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci Plant Metabolic Diversity special issue

The Computer-Assisted Sequence Annotation (CASA) workflow for enzyme discovery (by Takahashi, Cumpio, Butts & @rwmartin.bsky.social)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #PlantMetabolism #botany #bioinformatics

Performance (inset histogram) and principal component analysis of the linguistic meaning of 50 prompts generated for the task of compound–species relationship identification. Ellipses indicate clusters of linguistically similar prompts.

From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci Plant Metabolic Diversity special issue

Advancing plant metabolic research by using large language models to expand databases & extract labeled data (by Knapp, Johnson & Busta)

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #MachineLearning #botany #PlantMetabolism

Evolution of plant specialized metabolites: beyond ecological drivers Plants produce a highly diverse array of specialized metabolites. Traditionally, the evolution of these metabolites has been studied primarily through the lens of plants’ ecological interactions with ...

📜 Evolution of plant specialized metabolites: beyond ecological drivers

🧑‍🔬 Shuqing Xu, @egaquerel.bsky.social

📔 @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantMetabolites #PlantMetabolism #PlantPhysiology #PlantImmunity

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Fe2+ enhances terpenoid metabolism in Conyza blinii, boosting the MVA and MEP pathways. Oleanane-type saponins are synthesized in leaves and transported to roots via CbPDR.

#PlantMetabolism #HerbalMedicine

Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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🌿 Unlocking the mystery of flavonoid diversity: Arabidopsis glycosyltransferase enzymes BGLU1, BGLU3, and BGLU4 modify flavonoids with different sugars! 🌱🧬
doi.org/10.1016/j.ph...
#PlantMetabolism #Flavonoids #PlantScience 25/🧵

Apiaceae FNS I originated from F3H through tandem gene duplication Background Flavonoids are specialized metabolites with numerous biological functions in stress response and reproduction of plants. Flavones are one subgroup that is produced by the flavone synthase (...

Evolution of FNS I from F3H:
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#PlantMetabolism #Evolution 9/🧵

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome provides new insights into convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesis DNA sequencing of the yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome reveals convergent genomic changes, biochemical pathways, mutations, and substrate-binding orientations responsible for caffeine biosynthe...

📜 Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome provides new insights into convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesis

🧑‍🔬 Federico A. Vignale, Andrea Hernandez Garcia, Todd J. Barkman, Adrian G. Turjanski, et al.

📔 @elife.bsky.social

🔗 elifesciences.org/articles/104...

#️⃣ #PlantSciene #PlantMetabolism

Professor Takayuki Tohge of the Plant Secondary Metabolism Laboratory has been selected for Professor Takayuki Tohge of the Plant Secondary Metabolism Laboratory has been selected for

🎉Congratulations to PCP Editor, Takayuki Tohge
- recipient of Clarivate's Highly Cited Researcher in 2024 Award
bsw3.naist.jp/eng/research...

Read some of his recent works here:
📄 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... 🔆
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📄 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... ❄️

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An enhancer-promoter-transcription factor module orchestrates plant immune homeostasis by constraining camalexin biosynthesis Effective plant defense against pathogens relies on highly coordinated regulation of immune gene expression. Enhancers, as cis-regulatory elements, ar…

📜 An enhancer-promoter-transcription factor module orchestrates plant immune homeostasis by constraining camalexin biosynthesis

🧑‍🔬 Ying Zhang, Daohong Jiang, Xiao Yu, et al.

📔 Molecular Plant

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #Camalexin #PlantMetabolism

The promising role of proteomes and metabolomes in defining the single‐cell landscapes of plants The plant community has a strong track record of RNA sequencing technology deployment, which combined with the recent advent of spatial platforms (e.g. 10× genomics) has resulted in an explosion of s...

📜 The promising role of proteomes and metabolomes in defining the single-cell landscapes of plants

🧑‍🔬 Christopher R. Anderton & @uhriglab.bsky.social

📕 @newphyt.bsky.social

🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantOmics #PlantMetabolism #PlantPhysiology #PlantProteomics

This #StarterPack is a wonderful resource for those looking for a #PlantScience community!

We hope it will help us reach those interested in #PlantMetabolism as our #H2020 team works on improving C3 photosynthesis. 🌻 🆙

Nucleotides and nucleotide derivatives as signal molecules in plants Many nucleotides and their derivatives play important roles as molecular signals between the perception and response of plants to changes in their environm

📜 Nucleotides and nucleotide derivatives as signal molecules in plants

🧑‍🔬 Claus-Peter Witte & Marco Herde

📔 @jxbotany.bsky.social

🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantSignalling #PlantPhysiology #PlantMetabolism

Phytohormones in a universe of regulatory metabolites: Lessons from jasmonate Lessons from research on jasmonate and other small-molecule phytohormones inform efforts to understand how secondary metabolites acquire signaling roles and med

📜 Phytohormones in a universe of regulatory metabolites: Lessons from jasmonate

🧑‍🔬 Debora Gasperini, Gregg A. Howe

📔 Plant Physiology

🔗 academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...

#️⃣ (Feeds) #PlantScience #PlantMetabolism #PlantImmunity #PlantMetabolites

📜 Time-resolved chemical monitoring of whole plant roots with printed electrochemical sensors and machine learning

🧑‍🔬 Philip Coatsworth, Firat Güder, et al.

📔 Science Advances

🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantSensors #PlantMetabolism

A century of studying plant secondary metabolism—From “what?” to “where, how, and why?” The past century has led to remarkable advances in illuminating the chemical repertoire, biosynthetic pathways, localization patterns, and diverse functions of

📜 A century of studying plant secondary metabolism—From “what?” to “where, how, and why?”

🧑‍🔬 Richard A. Dixon, Alexandra Jazz Dickinson

📔 Plant Physiology

🔗 academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...

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