New target carotenoids for CCD4 enzymes are revealed with the characterization of a novel stress-induced carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase gene from Crocus sativus

Apical dominance in saffron and the involvement of the branching enzymes CCD7 and CCD8 in the control of bud sprouting

(2014) Angela Rubio-Moraga et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Periodic root branching inArabidopsisrequires synthesis of an uncharacterized carotenoid derivative

(2014) Jaimie M. Van Norman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Functional characterisation of three members of the Vitis vinifera L. carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase gene family

(2013) Justin G Lashbrooke et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

A novel carotenoid cleavage activity involved in the biosynthesis of Citrus fruit-specific apocarotenoid pigments

(2013) María J. Rodrigo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Enzymatic Formation of  -Citraurin from  -Cryptoxanthin and Zeaxanthin by Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase4 in the Flavedo of Citrus Fruit

(2013) G. Ma et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Positive regulatory role of strigolactone in plant responses to drought and salt stress

(2013) C. V. Ha et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biosynthesis and Engineering of Carotenoids and Apocarotenoids in Plants: State of the Art and Future Prospects

(2011) Carlo Rosati et al.   Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Reviews

Study of 'Redhaven' peach and its white-fleshed mutant suggests a key role of CCD4 carotenoid dioxygenase in carotenoid and norisoprenoid volatile metabolism

(2011) Federica Brandi et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Pollinator Attraction: The Importance of Looking Good and Smelling Nice

(2011) Beverley J. Glover   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Carotenoids and their cleavage products: Biosynthesis and functions

(2011) Michael H. Walter et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

The carotenoid dioxygenase gene family in maize, sorghum, and rice

(2010) Ratnakar Vallabhaneni et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Genomic analysis and gene structure of the plant carotenoid dioxygenase 4 family: A deeper study in Crocus sativus and its allies

(2010) Oussama Ahrazem et al.   GENOMICS

Functional characterization of a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 and its relation to the carotenoid accumulation and volatile emission during the floral development of Osmanthus fragrans Lour.

(2010) Susanne Baldermann et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Unraveling new genes associated with seed development and metabolism in Bixa orellana L. by expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis

(2010) Virgínia L. F. Soares et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Structural Insights into Maize Viviparous14, a Key Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of the Phytohormone Abscisic Acid

(2010) Simon A.J. Messing et al.   PLANT CELL

The Metabolic and Developmental Roles of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase4 from Potato

(2010) R. Campbell et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpression of the rice carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 gene in Golden Rice endosperm suggests apocarotenoids as substrates in planta

(2010) Andrea Ilg et al.   PLANTA

The expression of a chromoplast-specific lycopene beta cyclase gene is involved in the high production of saffron's apocarotenoid precursors

(2009) O. Ahrazem et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Cloning and functional characterization of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 genes

(2009) Fong-Chin Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Carotenoid composition and carotenogenic gene expression during Ipomoea petal development

(2009) Chihiro Yamamizo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A unified mechanism of action for volatile isoprenoids in plant abiotic stress

(2009) Claudia E Vickers et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Metabolite and target transcript analyses during Crocus sativus stigma development

(2009) Ángela Rubio Moraga et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Substrate promiscuity of RdCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage oxygenase from Rosa damascena

(2009) Fong-Chin Huang et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

pEAQ: versatile expression vectors for easy and quick transient expression of heterologous proteins in plants

(2009) Frank Sainsbury et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Strigolactones: discovery of the elusive shoot branching hormone

(2009) Elizabeth A. Dun et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Carotenoid oxygenases involved in plant branching catalyse a highly specific conserved apocarotenoid cleavage reaction

(2008) Adrian Alder et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Characterization of the rice carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 reveals a novel route for geranial biosynthesis

(2008) Andrea Ilg et al.   FEBS Journal

Functional Characterization of FaCCD1: A Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase from Strawberry Involved in Lutein Degradation during Fruit Ripening

(2008) Carmen García-Limones et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase 1 Enzyme Has Broad Substrate Specificity, Cleaving Multiple Carotenoids at Two Different Bond Positions

(2008) Jonathan T. Vogel et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cytosolic and Plastoglobule-targeted Carotenoid Dioxygenases fromCrocus sativusAre Both Involved in β-Ionone Release

(2008) Angela Rubio et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

An investigation of carotenoid biosynthesis in Coffea canephora and Coffea arabica

(2008) Andrew J. Simkin et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A Third Phytoene Synthase Is Devoted to Abiotic Stress-Induced Abscisic Acid Formation in Rice and Defines Functional Diversification of Phytoene Synthase Genes

(2008) R. Welsch et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

RNA Interference-Mediated Repression of MtCCD1 in Mycorrhizal Roots of Medicago truncatula Causes Accumulation of C27 Apocarotenoids, Shedding Light on the Functional Role of CCD1

(2008) D. S. Floss et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cloning and characterisation of a maize carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (ZmCCD1) and its involvement in the biosynthesis of apocarotenoids with various roles in mutualistic and parasitic interactions

(2008) Zhongkui Sun et al.   PLANTA