Natural rubber biosynthesis in plants, the rubber transferase complex, and metabolic engineering progress and prospects. [PDF]
Plant Biotechnol J, 2019 SummaryNatural rubber (NR) is a nonfungible and valuable biopolymer, used to manufacture ~50 000 rubber products, including tires and medical gloves. Current production of NR is derived entirely from the para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). The increasing demand for NR, coupled with limitations and vulnerability of H. brasiliensis production systems,
Cherian S, Ryu SB, Cornish K.
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Effect of drought stress on natural rubber biosynthesis and quality in Taraxacum kok-saghyz roots. [PDF]
PLoS OneTaraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS) is a potential source of natural rubber (NR) that can be grown in temperate regions with limited water availability. However, the effect of drought stress on NR production and properties in TKS isn’t well studied. This study examined how different levels of drought stress (30, 60 and 90%) influenced the NR content, molecular ...
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A lettuce (Lactuca sativa) homolog of human Nogo-B receptor interacts with cis-prenyltransferase and is necessary for natural rubber biosynthesis. [PDF]
J Biol Chem, 2015 Natural rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene) is an indispensable biopolymer used to manufacture diverse consumer products. Although a major source of natural rubber is the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is also known to synthesize natural rubber.
Qu Y +6 more
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Characterization of cis-polyisoprene produced in Periploca sepium, a novel promising alternative source of natural rubber [PDF]
Communications BiologyNatural rubber is an important industrial raw material and is almost exclusively produced from Hevea brasiliensis latex. Because H. brasiliensis is limited its cultivation to specific tropical regions, the insufficient capacity of natural rubber has ...
Jingjiao Yong +5 more
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Methyl jasmonate improves rubber production and quality in Lactuca Serriola [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe increase in demand for natural rubber has led to the search for alternative sources. Lactuca serriola is emerging as a promising candidate, as the quality of the natural rubber it produces is comparable to that of the Pará Rubber Plant, Hevea ...
Maisa Asheri +5 more
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Biosynthesis of Natural Rubber: Current State and Perspectives [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018 Natural rubber is a kind of indispensable biopolymers with great use and strategic importance in human society. However, its production relies almost exclusively on rubber-producing plants Hevea brasiliensis, which have high requirements for growth conditions, and the mechanism of natural rubber biosynthesis remains largely unknown.
Xiao Men +4 more
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Phenotypic and transcriptomic analysis reveals key genes associated with plant height in rubber tree and functional characterization of the candidate gene HbFLA11 [PDF]
The Plant GenomeThe rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is an important species in global natural rubber production. However, the mechanisms regulating the height of rubber trees remain poorly understood.
Baoyi Yang +6 more
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Integrative analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals how ethylene increases natural rubber yield in Hevea brasiliensis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceHevea brasiliensis is an important cash crop with the product named natural rubber (NR) for markets. Ethylene (ET) is the most effective yield stimulant in NR production but the molecular mechanism remains incomplete.
Hong Yang +7 more
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14-3-3 Proteins Participate in Regulation of Natural Rubber Biosynthesis in Hevea brasiliensis [PDF]
Forests, 2023 Plant 14-3-3 proteins mediate a wide range of functionally diverse proteins through protein–protein interactions that are typically phosphorylation-dependent. However, the interactions between 14-3-3 proteins and the major regulators of nature rubber (NR) biosynthesis in H. brasiliensis have not been fully elucidated.
Miao Zhang +6 more
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New insights into natural rubber biosynthesis from rubber‐deficient lettuce mutants expressing goldenrod or guayule cis‐prenyltransferase [PDF]
New Phytologist, 2023 Summary Lettuce produces natural rubber (NR) with an average Mw of > 1 million Da in laticifers, similar to NR from rubber trees. As lettuce is an annual, self‐pollinating, and easily transformable plant, it is an excellent model for molecular genetic studies of NR biosynthesis. CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis was optimized using lettuce hairy roots, and
Moonhyuk Kwon +8 more
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