The family of terpene synthases in plants: a mid-size family of genes for specialized metabolism that is highly diversified throughout the kingdom

Transcriptome mining, functional characterization, and phylogeny of a large terpene synthase gene family in spruce (Picea spp.)

(2011) Christopher I Keeling et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Functional Annotation, Genome Organization and Phylogeny of the Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Terpene Synthase Gene Family Based on Genome Assembly, FLcDNA Cloning, and Enzyme Assays

(2010) Diane M Martin et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Laser microdissection of conifer stem tissues: Isolation and analysis of high quality RNA, terpene synthase enzyme activity and terpenoid metabolites from resin ducts and cambial zone tissue of white spruce (Picea glauca)

(2010) Eric Abbott et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The carbocation continuum in terpene biosynthesis—where are the secondary cations?

(2010) Dean J. Tantillo   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Natural variation in herbivore-induced volatiles in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2010) Tjeerd A. L. Snoeren et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Structure of Isoprene Synthase Illuminates the Chemical Mechanism of Teragram Atmospheric Carbon Emission

(2010) Mustafa Köksal et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Taxadiene synthase structure and evolution of modular architecture in terpene biosynthesis

(2010) Mustafa Köksal et al.   NATURE

Immunofluorescence localization of levopimaradiene/abietadiene synthase in methyl jasmonate treated stems of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) shows activation of diterpenoid biosynthesis in cortical and developing traumatic resin ducts

(2010) Katherine G. Zulak et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Jasmonate and ppHsystemin Regulate Key Malonylation Steps in the Biosynthesis of 17-Hydroxygeranyllinalool Diterpene Glycosides, an Abundant and Effective Direct Defense against Herbivores in Nicotiana attenuata

(2010) S. Heiling et al.   PLANT CELL

An integrated genomic, proteomic and biochemical analysis of (+)-3-carene biosynthesis in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) genotypes that are resistant or susceptible to white pine weevil

(2010) Dawn E. Hall et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Trichome specific expression of the tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris) cembratrien-ol synthase genes is controlled by both activating and repressing cis-regions

(2010) Hanane Ennajdaoui et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Identification and Functional Characterization of Monofunctional ent-Copalyl Diphosphate and ent-Kaurene Synthases in White Spruce Reveal Different Patterns for Diterpene Synthase Evolution for Primary and Secondary Metabolism in Gymnosperms

(2010) C. I. Keeling et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A Copal-8-ol Diphosphate Synthase from the Angiosperm Cistus creticus subsp. creticus Is a Putative Key Enzyme for the Formation of Pharmacologically Active, Oxygen-Containing Labdane-Type Diterpenes

(2010) Vasiliki Falara et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Endogenous Diterpenes Derived from ent-Kaurene, a Common Gibberellin Precursor, Regulate Protonema Differentiation of the Moss Physcomitrella patens

(2010) K.-i. Hayashi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Variation of Herbivore-Induced Volatile Terpenes among Arabidopsis Ecotypes Depends on Allelic Differences and Subcellular Targeting of Two Terpene Synthases, TPS02 and TPS03

(2010) M. Huang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Herbivore-induced and floral homoterpene volatiles are biosynthesized by a single P450 enzyme (CYP82G1) in Arabidopsis

(2010) S. Lee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Diterpene cyclases and the nature of the isoprene fold

(2010) Rong Cao et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Biosynthesis of Plant Isoprenoids: Perspectives for Microbial Engineering

(2009) James Kirby et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Crystal Structure of (+)-δ-Cadinene Synthase fromGossypium arboreumand Evolutionary Divergence of Metal Binding Motifs for Catalysis

(2009) Heather A. Gennadios et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Protective perfumes: the role of vegetative volatiles in plant defense against herbivores

(2009) Sybille B Unsicker et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Gibberellin biosynthesis in bacteria: Separateent-copalyl diphosphate andent-kaurene synthases inBradyrhizobium japonicum

(2009) Dana Morrone et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Floral scent in a whole-plant context: moving beyond pollinator attraction

(2009) Robert A. Raguso   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses

(2009) Andrew H. Paterson et al.   NATURE

Molecular and biochemical evolution of maize terpene synthase 10, an enzyme of indirect defense

(2009) Tobias G. Köllner et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases and the origin of terpene skeletal diversity in plants

(2009) Jörg Degenhardt et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

A Novel Pathway for Sesquiterpene Biosynthesis from Z,Z-Farnesyl Pyrophosphate in the Wild Tomato Solanum habrochaites

(2009) C. Sallaud et al.   PLANT CELL

Targeted proteomics using selected reaction monitoring reveals the induction of specific terpene synthases in a multi-level study of methyl jasmonate-treated Norway spruce (Picea abies)

(2009) Katherine G. Zulak et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Gibberellin precursor is involved in spore germination in the moss Physcomitrella patens

(2009) Aldwin Anterola et al.   PLANTA

Floral and insect-induced volatile formation in Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. petraea, a perennial, outcrossing relative of A. thaliana

(2009) Christian Abel et al.   PLANTA

The bouquet of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon) flowers arises from the biosynthesis of sesquiterpene volatiles in pollen grains

(2009) D. M. Martin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Monoterpenes in the glandular trichomes of tomato are synthesized from a neryl diphosphate precursor rather than geranyl diphosphate

(2009) A. L. Schilmiller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Restoring a maize root signal that attracts insect-killing nematodes to control a major pest

(2009) J. Degenhardt et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gibberellin Metabolism and its Regulation

(2008) Shinjiro Yamaguchi   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Recent Advances Regarding Diterpene Cyclase Genes in Higher Plants and Fungi

(2008) Tomonobu TOYOMASU   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

A conifer genomics resource of 200,000 spruce (Picea spp.) ESTs and 6,464 high-quality, sequence-finished full-length cDNAs for Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)

(2008) Steven G Ralph et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Unearthing the roots of the terpenome

(2008) David W Christianson   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Quantitative exploration of the catalytic landscape separating divergent plant sesquiterpene synthases

(2008) Paul E O'Maille et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Priming defense genes and metabolites in hybrid poplar by the green leaf volatilecis-3-hexenyl acetate

(2008) Christopher J. Frost et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Identification and Regulation of TPS04/GES, an Arabidopsis Geranyllinalool Synthase Catalyzing the First Step in the Formation of the Insect-Induced Volatile C16-Homoterpene TMTT

(2008) M. Herde et al.   PLANT CELL

A Maize (E)- -Caryophyllene Synthase Implicated in Indirect Defense Responses against Herbivores Is Not Expressed in Most American Maize Varieties

(2008) T. G. Kollner et al.   PLANT CELL

Two nearly identical terpene synthases catalyze the formation of nerolidol and linalool in snapdragon flowers

(2008) Dinesh A. Nagegowda et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Terpenoid biomaterials

(2008) Jörg Bohlmann et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice

(2008) Joshua S. Yuan et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Peroxisomal Localization of Arabidopsis Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerases Suggests That Part of the Plant Isoprenoid Mevalonic Acid Pathway Is Compartmentalized to Peroxisomes

(2008) M. Sapir-Mir et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Biochemical and Genomic Characterization of Terpene Synthases in Magnolia grandiflora

(2008) S. Lee et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Functional plasticity of paralogous diterpene synthases involved in conifer defense

(2008) C. I. Keeling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Isoprene interferes with the attraction of bodyguards by herbaceous plants

(2008) M. Loivamaki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA