Biosynthesis and function of terpenoid defense compounds in maize (Zea mays)

Commercial hybrids and mutant genotypes reveal complex protective roles for inducible terpenoid defenses in maize

(2018) Shawn A Christensen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Direct production of dihydroxylated sesquiterpenoids by a maize terpene synthase

(2018) Jin Liang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Discovery, Biosynthesis and Stress-Related Accumulation of Dolabradiene-Derived Defenses in Maize

(2018) Sibongile Mafu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Isoprenoid-derived plant signaling molecules: biosynthesis and biological importance

(2018) Danuše Tarkowská et al.   PLANTA

Contrasting insect attraction and herbivore-induced plant volatile production in maize

(2018) Anna K. Block et al.   PLANTA

Elevated carbon dioxide reduces emission of herbivore-induced volatiles in Zea mays

(2017) Anna Block et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Selinene Volatiles Are Essential Precursors for Maize Defense Promoting Fungal Pathogen Resistance

(2017) Yezhang Ding et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Fungal and herbivore elicitation of the novel maize sesquiterpenoid, zealexin A4, is attenuated by elevated CO2

(2017) Shawn A. Christensen et al.   PLANTA

A maize landrace that emits defense volatiles in response to herbivore eggs possesses a strongly inducible terpene synthase gene

(2017) Amanuel Tamiru et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Characterization of CYP71Z18 indicates a role in maize zealexin biosynthesis

(2016) Hongjie Mao et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Plant defense and herbivore counter-defense: benzoxazinoids and insect herbivores

(2016) Felipe C. Wouters et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Characterization of Biosynthetic Pathways for the Production of the Volatile Homoterpenes DMNT and TMTT inZea mays

(2016) Annett Richter et al.   PLANT CELL

Identification and Characterization of Maizesalmon silksGenes Involved in Insecticidal Maysin Biosynthesis

(2016) María Isabel Casas et al.   PLANT CELL

Functional characterization of ZmTPS7 reveals a maize τ-cadinol synthase involved in stress response

(2016) Fei Ren et al.   PLANTA

Accumulation of terpenoid phytoalexins in maize roots is associated with drought tolerance

(2015) Martha M. Vaughan et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A Tandem Array ofent-Kaurene Synthases in Maize with Roles in Gibberellin and More Specialized Metabolism

(2015) Jingye Fu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Dynamic maize responses to aphid feeding are revealed by a time series of transcriptomic and metabolomic assays

(2015) Vered Tzin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Infection of Corn Ears by Fusarium spp. Induces the Emission of Volatile Sesquiterpenes

(2014) Eva-Maria Becker et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Biosynthesis, elicitation and roles of monocot terpenoid phytoalexins

(2014) Eric A. Schmelz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Induced resistance in maize is based on organ-specific defence responses

(2013) Dirk Balmer et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Herbivore-induced plant volatiles mediate host selection by a root herbivore

(2012) Christelle A. M. Robert et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Attractiveness of Constitutive and Herbivore-Induced Sesquiterpene Blends of Maize to the Parasitic Wasp Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson)

(2011) Anna Fontana et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

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

(2011) Feng Chen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Novel Acidic Sesquiterpenoids Constitute a Dominant Class of Pathogen-Induced Phytoalexins in Maize

(2011) A. Huffaker et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identity, regulation, and activity of inducible diterpenoid phytoalexins in maize

(2011) E. A. Schmelz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Systemic virus-induced gene silencing allows functional characterization of maize genes during biotrophic interaction with Ustilago maydis

(2010) Karina van der Linde et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Indirect Defense Responses to Herbivory in Grasses

(2009) J. Degenhardt   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

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

Unearthing the roots of the terpenome

(2008) David W Christianson   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Protonation of a Neutral (S)-β-Bisabolene Intermediate Is Involved in (S)-β-Macrocarpene Formation by the Maize Sesquiterpene Synthases TPS6 and TPS11

(2008) Tobias G. Köllner et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Characterization of the Monoterpene Synthase Gene tps26, the Ortholog of a Gene Induced by Insect Herbivory in Maize

(2008) C. Lin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY