Convergence and divergence of bitterness biosynthesis and regulation in Cucurbitaceae.

Yuan Zhou,Yongshuo Ma,Jianguo Zeng,Duan L,Xue X,Wang H,Lin T,Liu Zs,Zeng K,Zhong Y,Zhang S,Hu Q,Liu M,Zhang H,James Reed,Tessa Moses,Xiubin Liu,Peng Huang,Qing Z,Tu P,Kuang H,Zhonghua Zhang,Anne Osbourn,Dae-Kyun Ro,Yi Shang,Sanwen Huang

Convergence and divergence of bitterness biosynthesis and regulation in Cucurbitaceae.

2016

Different cucurbits produce cucurbitacins with varied structures and activities. A comparative genomic study illustrates the genetic basis of cucurbitacin differentiation and tissue-specific cucurbitacin synthesis.

Keywords:

Divergence
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitacin
Cucurbitacins
Biosynthesis
Biology
Botany
Comparative genomics
Locus (genetics)
Gene
Genome
Synteny
Genetics

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