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Heterogeneity of iridoid biosynthesis in catmints: Molecular background in a phylogenetic context

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 694-718, March 2026.
Evolutionary gains and losses of key biosynthetic genes likely resulting from multiple independent evolutionary events explain why certain Nepeta (catnip) species produce both the active, cat‐attracting nepetalactones and sugar‐bound iridoids, while others make only the sugar‐bound forms, and some have lost iridoid production entirely.
Tijana Banjanac, Milica Milutinović, Dragana Matekalo, Neda Popović, Luka Petrović, Uroš Gašić, Marijana Skorić, Branislav Šiler, Tamara Lukić, Ana Stupar, Slavica Dmitrović, Jasmina Nestorović Živković, Biljana Filipović, Jelena Božunović, Miloš Todorović, Danijela Mišić   +15 more
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Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing a barley UDP-glucosyltransferase exhibit resistance to the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2012
Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a devastating disease of small grain cereal crops. FHB causes yield reductions and contamination of grain with trichothecene mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON). DON inhibits protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells and acts as a virulence factor during fungal pathogenesis, therefore ...
Shin, Sanghyun, Torres-Acosta, Juan Antonio, Heinen, Shane J., McCormick, Susan, Lemmens, Marc, Paris, Maria Paula Kovalsky, Berthiller, Franz, Adam, Gerhard, Muehlbauer, Gary J.   +8 more
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Genetic Surveillance Reveals Differential Evolutionary Dynamic of Anopheles gambiae Under Contrasting Insecticidal Tools Used in Malaria Control

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 5, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Malaria, a febrile disease caused by the Plasmodium parasites and transmitted by mosquitoes, is a leading cause of mortality in children under 5 in endemic countries. The widespread deployment of insecticide‐treated bed nets (ITNs) has significantly reduced malaria transmission, but rising levels of insecticide resistance threaten to halt the ...
Harun N. Njoroge, Lilian Namuli, Sanjay C. Nagi, Anastasia Hernandez‐Koutoucheva, Daniel P. McDermott, Erin Knight, Samuel Gonahasa, Amy Lynd, Ambrose Oruni, Catherine Maiteki‐Sebuguzi, Jimmy Opigo, Adoke Yeka, Agaba Katureebe, Mary Kyohere, Moses R. Kamya, Grant Dorsey, Janet Hemingway, Sarah G. Staedke, Chris Clarkson, Alistair Miles, Eric R. Lucas, Martin J. Donnelly   +21 more
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Comparative genomic and biochemical analyses identify a collagen galactosylhydroxylysyl glucosyltransferase from Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus

Scientific Reports, 2022
Humans and Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus share numerous homologous genes, including collagens and collagen-modifying enzymes. To explore this homology, we performed a genome-wide comparison between human and mimivirus using DELTA-BLAST (Domain ...
Wenhui Wu, Jeong Seon Kim, Aaron O. Bailey, William K. Russell, Stephen J. Richards, Tiantian Chen, Tingfei Chen, Zhenhang Chen, Bo Liang, Mitsuo Yamauchi, Houfu Guo   +10 more
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Resource Availability Modulates Gene Expression Across Life Stages in a Migratory Butterfly

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 5, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Natural populations are in constant need of balancing resource allocation to compensate for seasonal environmental variation. In many insects, a well‐established trade‐off between migration and reproduction exists. While this trade‐off has been characterised phenotypically for decades, the underlying regulatory pathways are poorly understood ...
D. Shipilina, L. Höök, K. Näsvall, V. Talla, A. Palahí, E. Parkes, R. Vila, G. Talavera, N. Backström   +8 more
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Genome Assembly Revealed MdZAT5 Coordinates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Apple Fruit Peel and Flesh by Interacting With MdHY5

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 1655-1677, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Anthocyanins are plant pigments that contribute to fruit coloration and nutritional quality, yet the coordinated regulation of their accumulation in both peel and flesh remains elusive. Here, we present a haplotype‐resolved genome of Malus cv. ‘Royalty’, a model cultivar with consistently red peel and flesh. A zinc‐finger transcription factor,
Mengnan Zhao, Mosen Zhang, Weilei Sun, Shiyao Duan, Jie Zhang, Tingting Song, Yaoxin Wang, Yuncong Yao, Ji Tian   +8 more
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Formation of cycasin from methylazoxymethanol by UDP-glucosyltransferase from leaves of Japanese cycad.

Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1985
(1985). Formation of Cycasin from Methylazoxymethanol by UDP-Glucosyltransferase from Leaves of Japanese Cycad. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry: Vol. 49, No. 9, pp. 2827-2828.
Kenjiro Tadera, Fumio Yagi, Midori Arima, Akira Kobayashi   +3 more
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Reducing the Sinapine Levels of Camelina sativa Seeds Through Targeted Genome Editing of REF1

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 1839-1865, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Sinapine (O‐sinapoyl choline) is the major phenolic metabolite typically found in the oil‐rich seeds of Brassicaceae such as Camelina sativa and Brassica napus. It imparts a bitter taste to the seeds as a defence mechanism against herbivores, but it also renders them less palatable to livestock.
Amélie A. Kelly, Martin Fulda, Merle Aden, Ilka N. Abreu, Kirstin Feussner, Ivo Feussner   +5 more
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Biochemical and molecular characterization of a flavonoid 3-O-glycosyltransferase responsible for anthocyanins and flavonols biosynthesis in Freesia hybrida

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016
The glycosylation of flavonoids increases their solubility and stability in plants. Flowers accumulate anthocyanidin and flavonol glycosides which are synthesized by UDP-sugar flavonoid glycosyltransferases (UFGTs).
Wei eSun, Wei eSun, Lingjie eLiang, Xiangyu eMeng, Yueqing eLi, Fengzhan eGao, Xingxue eLiu, Shucai eWang, Xiang eGao, Xiang eGao, Li eWang   +10 more
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UDP-glycosyltransferases alleviate the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol on the growth performance and gut damage of Kunming mice

Scientific Reports
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) on alleviating the toxic effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) on Kunming mouse growth performance and gut damage.
Jiaxu Liu, Xue Ling, Zhaoquan Chen, Huajie Yang, Sitao Guo, Bingyang Zhou, Pengwei Zhu, Zheng Yang, Yongqiang Wang   +8 more
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