Open AccessGenome‐wide analysis of phenylpropanoid defence pathways
Author(s) -
NAOUMKINA MARINA A.,
ZHAO QIAO,
GALLEGOGIRALDO LINA,
DAI XINBIN,
ZHAO PATRICK X.,
DIXON RICHARD A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
molecular plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1364-3703
pISSN - 1464-6722
DOI - 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00648.x
Subject(s) - phenylpropanoid , biology , genome , gene , computational biology , genetics , phylogenetic tree , biosynthesis
SUMMARY Phenylpropanoids can function as preformed and inducible antimicrobial compounds, as well as signal molecules, in plant–microbe interactions. Since we last reviewed the field 8 years ago, there has been a huge increase in our understanding of the genes of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and their regulation, brought about largely by advances in genome technology, from whole‐genome sequencing to massively parallel gene expression profiling. Here, we present an overview of the biosynthesis and roles of phenylpropanoids in plant defence, together with an analysis of confirmed and predicted phenylpropanoid pathway genes in the sequenced genomes of 11 plant species. Examples are provided of phylogenetic and expression clustering analyses, and the large body of underlying genomic data is provided through a website accessible from the article.