Isoprenoid-derived plant signaling molecules: biosynthesis and biological importance

0489163 - ÚEB 2019 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Tarkowská, Danuše - Strnad, Miroslav
Isoprenoid-derived plant signaling molecules: biosynthesis and biological importance.
Planta. Roč. 247, č. 5 (2018), s. 1051-1066. ISSN 0032-0935. E-ISSN 1432-2048
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1204
Institutional support: RVO:61389030
Keywords : Dimethylallyl diphosphate * Isopentenyl diphosphate * Isoprenoids * Phytoecdysteroids * Plant hormones * Terpenoids
OECD category: Biochemical research methods
Impact factor: 3.060, year: 2018

The present review summarizes current knowledge of the biosynthesis and biological importance of isoprenoid-derived plant signaling compounds. Cellular organisms use chemical signals for intercellular communication to coordinate their growth, development, and responses to environmental cues. The skeletons of majority of plant signaling molecules, mediators of plant intercellular ‘broadcasting’, are built from C 5 units of isoprene and therefore belong to a huge and diverse group of natural substances called isoprenoids (terpenoids). They fill many important roles in nature. This review summarizes current knowledge of the biosynthesis and biological importance of a group of isoprenoid-derived plant signaling compounds.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0283631