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ABC transporters involved in the transport of plant secondary metabolites
Author(s) -
Yazaki Kazufumi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.12.009
Subject(s) - atp binding cassette transporter , transporter , terpenoid , secondary metabolism , biochemistry , polyphenol , chemistry , secondary metabolite , biology , membrane transport , biosynthesis , membrane , enzyme , gene , antioxidant
Plants produce a large number of secondary metabolites, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, polyphenols, quinones and many further compounds having combined structures of those groups. Physiological roles of those metabolites for plants are still under investigation, but they play, at least in part, important functions as protectants for plant bodies against herbivores and pathogens, as well as from physical stresses like ultraviolet light and heat. In order to accomplish these functions, biosyntheses and accumulation of secondary metabolites are highly regulated in a temporal and spatial manner in plant organs, where they can appropriately accumulate. In this mini‐review, I introduce the mechanism of accumulation and membrane transport of these metabolites, in particular, focusing on ATP‐binding cassette transporters involved.