Biosynthesis and the Roles of Plant Sterols in Development and Stress Responses

Membrane Sterol Composition in Arabidopsis thaliana Affects Root Elongation via Auxin Biosynthesis

(2021) Meng Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Phytosterols: From Preclinical Evidence to Potential Clinical Applications

(2021) Bahare Salehi et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Identification of a putative candidate gene encoding 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase involved in brassinosteroids biosynthesis for compact plant architecture in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

(2021) Mengru Zhang et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

A Review of Strawberry Photobiology and Fruit Flavonoids in Controlled Environments

(2021) Rachael Warner et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Structural and functional analysis of tomato sterol C22 desaturase

(2021) Laura Gutiérrez-García et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The P450 multigene family of Fontainea and insights into diterpenoid synthesis

(2021) Shahida A. Mitu et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

WRKY transcription factors and plant defense responses: latest discoveries and future prospects

(2021) Shabir H. Wani et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Effects of germinating temperature and time on metabolite profiles of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) seed

(2021) Shuangshuang Guo et al.   Food Science & Nutrition

MYC2 Transcription Factors TwMYC2a and TwMYC2b Negatively Regulate Triptolide Biosynthesis in Tripterygium wilfordii Hairy Roots

(2021) Yanbo Huo et al.   Plants-Basel

Expression Analysis of Lanosterol synthase Gene in Dynamic Accumulation of Triterpenoids in Sanghuangporus baumii

(2021) Xu Tong Wang et al.   PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE LETTERS

Sterols are required for the coordinated assembly of lipid droplets in developing seeds

(2021) Linhui Yu et al.   Nature Communications

Functions of phytosterols in seed development of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

(2021) Xiaodong Suo et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Sitosterol-mediated Antioxidant Regulation to Enhance Heat Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass

(2021) Stephanie Rossi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE

Sterol Glucosyltransferases Tailor Polysaccharide Accumulation in Arabidopsis Seed Coat Epidermal Cells

(2021) Adeline Berger et al.   Cells

PcDWF1, a pear brassinosteroid biosynthetic gene homologous to AtDWARF1, affected the vegetative and reproductive growth of plants

(2020) Xiaodong Zheng et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Distinct Metabolome Changes during Seed Germination of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in Response to Thermal Stress as Revealed by Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis

(2020) Shiwei Wei et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Variations in the content of tonoplast lipids under abiotic stress

(2020) Natalia V. Ozolina et al.   PLANTA

Drought stress modify cuticle of tender tea leaf and mature leaf for transpiration barrier enhancement through common and distinct modes

(2020) Mingjie Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

Role of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Plant Stress Response

(2020) Balaji Aravindhan Pandian et al.   Antioxidants

Obtusifoliol 14α-demethylase OsCYP51G1 is involved in phytosterol synthesis and affects pollen and seed development

(2020) Zhengli Jiao et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

The role of sterols in plant response to abiotic stress

(2020) Agata Rogowska et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Dissecting cholesterol and phytosterol biosynthesis via mutants and inhibitors

(2020) Kjell De Vriese et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Recent advances in dissecting the demethylation reactions in natural product biosynthesis

(2020) Dan Hu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) Family Proteins in Abiotic Stresses and CRISPR–Cas9 Genome Editing of ERFs for Multiple Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants: A Review

(2019) Johni Debbarma et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Why Do Plants Convert Sitosterol to Stigmasterol?

(2019) Siddique I. Aboobucker et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

FT/TFL1: Calibrating Plant Architecture

(2019) Tatiana Souza Moraes et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Regulatory Networks in Hormone and Abiotic Stress Responses in Arabidopsis

(2019) Zhouli Xie et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Jasmonate responsive transcription factor WsMYC2 regulates the biosynthesis of triterpenoid withanolides and phytosterol via key pathway genes in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

(2019) Arti Sharma et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Advances in plant reproduction: from gametes to seeds

(2019) Ana Marta Pereira et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Membrane sterols and genes of sterol biosynthesis are involved in the response of Triticum aestivum seedlings to cold stress

(2019) Julia Valitova et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Evaluating rice for salinity using pot-culture provides a systematic tolerance assessment at the seedling stage

(2019) Naqeebullah Kakar et al.   Rice

Membrane Lipid Remodeling in Response to Salinity

(2019) Qi Guo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Efficient genome engineering using Platinum TALEN in potato

(2019) Shuhei Yasumoto et al.   Plant Biotechnology

Jasmonate-Related MYC Transcription Factors Are Functionally Conserved in Marchantia polymorpha

(2019) María Peñuelas et al.   PLANT CELL

Metabolomics and physiological analyses reveal β-sitosterol as an important plant growth regulator inducing tolerance to water stress in white clover

(2019) Zhou Li et al.   PLANTA

Exogenous application of β-sitosterol mediated growth and yield improvement in water-stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum) involves up-regulated antioxidant system

(2019) Amr Elkeilsh et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH

Mutations and Overexpression of CYP51s Associated with DMI-resistance in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from Chili

(2019) Lingling Wei et al.   PLANT DISEASE

Identification and characterization of MYC transcription factors in Taxus sp.

(2018) Yang Yanfang et al.   GENE

Function and molecular regulation of DWARF1 as a C-24 reductase in brassinosteroid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

(2018) Ji Hyun Youn et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

UV-B radiation modulates physiology and lipophilic metabolite profile in Olea europaea

(2018) Maria Celeste Dias et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Quantitative Proteomics and Cytology of Rice Pollen Sterol-Rich Membrane Domains Reveals Pre-established Cell Polarity Cues in Mature Pollen

(2018) Bing Han et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Cholesterol accumulation by suppression of SMT1 leads to dwarfism and improved drought tolerance in herbaceous plants

(2018) Miao Chen et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Regulation of phytosterol biosynthetic pathway during drought stress in rice

(2018) M.S. Sujith Kumar et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Review: Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation (ERAD)-Dependent Control of (Tri)terpenoid Metabolism in Plants

(2018) Marie-Laure Erffelinck et al.   PLANTA MEDICA

Third DWF1 paralog in Solanaceae, sterol Δ24-isomerase, branches withanolide biosynthesis from the general phytosterol pathway

(2018) Eva Knoch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Analysis of the mechanisms regulating the expression of isoprenoid biosynthesis genes in hydroponically-grown Nicotiana benthamiana plants using virus-induced gene silencing

(2018) Go Atsumi et al.   Scientific Reports

The homoeologous genes encoding C24-sterol methyltransferase 1 in Triticum aestivum: structural characteristics and effects of cold stress

(2018) A. Renkova et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

RNAi of Sterol Methyl Transferase1 Reveals its Direct Role in Diverting Intermediates Towards Withanolide/Phytosterol Biosynthesis in Withania somnifera

(2018) Shaifali Pal et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Comparative transcriptome analysis provides insights into dwarfism in cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme)

(2018) Md Abdur Rahim et al.   PLoS One

Recent Advances in Ergosterol Biosynthesis and Regulation Mechanisms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(2017) Zhihong Hu et al.   INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

A WRKY transcription factor from Withania somnifera regulates triterpenoid withanolide accumulation and biotic stress tolerance through modulation of phytosterol and defense pathways

(2017) Anup Kumar Singh et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Lanosterol synthase-like is involved with differential accumulation of steroidal glycoalkaloids in potato

(2017) Akhilesh Kumar et al.   PLANTA

Emerging roles for conjugated sterols in plants

(2017) Albert Ferrer et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Plant sterols: Diversity, biosynthesis, and physiological functions

(2016) J. N. Valitova et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW

Lipid profiles of detergent resistant fractions of the plasma membrane in oat and rye in association with cold acclimation and freezing tolerance

(2016) Daisuke Takahashi et al.   CRYOBIOLOGY

AjugaΔ24-Sterol Reductase Catalyzes the Direct Reductive Conversion of 24-Methylenecholesterol to Campesterol

(2016) Yuki Tsukagoshi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Jasmonate-Responsive ERF Transcription Factors Regulate Steroidal Glycoalkaloid Biosynthesis in Tomato

(2016) Chonprakun Thagun et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Networks in the Grape Berry Illustrate That it Takes More Than Flavonoids to Fight Against Ultraviolet Radiation

(2016) José Tomás Matus   Frontiers in Plant Science

Choline priming-induced plasma membrane lipid alterations contributed to improved wheat salt tolerance

(2015) Karima H. A. Salama et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Differential Effect of Plant Lipids on Membrane Organization

(2015) Kevin Grosjean et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Intrinsic stability of Brassicaceae plasma membrane in relation to changes in proteins and lipids as a response to salinity

(2015) Najla Chalbi et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Diversification of sterol methyltransferase enzymes in plants and a role for β-sitosterol in oriented cell plate formation and polarized growth

(2015) Masatoshi Nakamoto et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A tetratricopeptide repeat domain-containing protein SSR1 located in mitochondria is involved in root development and auxin polar transport in Arabidopsis

(2015) Min Zhang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Role of phytosterols in drought stress tolerance in rice

(2015) M.S. Sujith Kumar et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Studies on the molecular mechanisms of seed germination

(2015) Chao Han et al.   PROTEOMICS

Characterisation of detergent-insoluble membranes in pollen tubes of Nicotiana tabacum (L.)

(2015) A. Moscatelli et al.   Biology Open

Cloning and Functional Characterization of Three Branch Point Oxidosqualene Cyclases fromWithania somnifera(L.) Dunal

(2014) Niha Dhar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Secondary metabolites and phenylpropanoid pathway enzymes as influenced under supplemental ultraviolet-B radiation in Withania somnifera Dunal, an indigenous medicinal plant

(2014) Swabha Takshak et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Sterol Side Chain Reductase 2 Is a Key Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of Cholesterol, the Common Precursor of Toxic Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Potato

(2014) S. Sawai et al.   PLANT CELL

Overexpression of Artemisia annua sterol C-4 methyl oxidase gene, AaSMO1, enhances total sterols and improves tolerance to dehydration stress in tobacco

(2014) Alka Singh et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Effects of UV-B radiation on anatomical characteristics, phenolic compounds and gene expression of the phenylpropanoid pathway in highbush blueberry leaves

(2014) Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Transgenic Tobacco Overexpressing Brassica juncea HMG-CoA Synthase 1 Shows Increased Plant Growth, Pod Size and Seed Yield

(2014) Pan Liao et al.   PLoS One

Plant Oxidosqualene Metabolism: Cycloartenol Synthase–Dependent Sterol Biosynthesis in Nicotiana benthamiana

(2014) Elisabet Gas-Pascual et al.   PLoS One

From Squalene to Brassinolide: The Steroid Metabolic and Signaling Pathways across the Plant Kingdom

(2013) Cécile Vriet et al.   Molecular Plant

Steroidal Triterpenes of Cholesterol Synthesis

(2013) Jure Ačimovič et al.   MOLECULES

APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factors: mediators of stress responses and developmental programs

(2013) Francesco Licausi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arabidopsis ERG28 Tethers the Sterol C4-Demethylation Complex to Prevent Accumulation of a Biosynthetic Intermediate That Interferes with Polar Auxin Transport

(2013) A. S. Mialoundama et al.   PLANT CELL

GLUCAN SYNTHASE-LIKE8 and STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE2 Are Required for Ploidy Consistency of the Sexual Reproduction System in Arabidopsis

(2013) N. De Storme et al.   PLANT CELL

Discovery of WRKY transcription factors through transcriptome analysis and characterization of a novel methyl jasmonate-inducible PqWRKY1 gene from Panax quinquefolius

(2013) Yongzhen Sun et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

NtERF32: a non-NIC2 locus AP2/ERF transcription factor required in jasmonate-inducible nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco

(2013) Marta T. Sears et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Drought Tolerance in Wheat

(2013) Arash Nezhadahmadi et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

MYC2: The Master in Action

(2012) Kemal Kazan et al.   Molecular Plant

Metabolism of terpenes in the response of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) leaf tissues to UV-B radiation

(2012) Mariana Gil et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Deciphering the Molecular Functions of Sterols in Cellulose Biosynthesis

(2012) Kathrin Schrick et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Sterol Regulation of Metabolism, Homeostasis, and Development

(2011) Joshua Wollam et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

Biosynthesis of Cholesterol and Other Sterols

(2011) W. David Nes   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Overexpression of Brassica juncea wild-type and mutant HMG-CoA synthase 1 in Arabidopsis up-regulates genes in sterol biosynthesis and enhances sterol production and stress tolerance

(2011) Hui Wang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Metabolism of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants under low temperature stress

(2011) MORAD AIRAKI et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR and basic helix-loop-helix tobacco transcription factors cooperatively mediate jasmonate-elicited nicotine biosynthesis

(2011) Kathleen De Boer et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Membrane Organization and Lipid Rafts

(2011) K. Simons et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

PHOSIDA 2011: the posttranslational modification database

(2010) F. Gnad et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Molecular characterization and functional analysis of Glycine max sterol methyl transferase 2 genes involved in plant membrane sterol biosynthesis

(2010) Anjanasree K. Neelakandan et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Sterol Methyltransferases SMT1, SMT2, and SMT3 Influence Arabidopsis Development through Nonbrassinosteroid Products

(2010) F. Carland et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Dissecting the sterol C-4 demethylation process in higher plants. From structures and genes to catalytic mechanism

(2010) Alain Rahier   STEROIDS

WRKY transcription factors

(2010) Paul J. Rushton et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Pollen Tube Growth: a Delicate Equilibrium Between Secretory and Endocytic Pathways

(2009) Alessandra Moscatelli et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Changes in plasma membrane lipids, aquaporins and proton pump of broccoli roots, as an adaptation mechanism to salinity

(2009) Luis López-Pérez et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Regulation of HSD1 in Seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Sébastien Baud et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Lipid microdomain polarization is required for NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS signaling inPicea meyeripollen tube tip growth

(2009) Peng Liu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Involvement of the Phospholipid Sterol Acyltransferase1 in Plant Sterol Homeostasis and Leaf Senescence

(2009) P. Bouvier-Nave et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

CYP710A genes encoding sterol C22-desaturase in Physcomitrella patens as molecular evidence for the evolutionary conservation of a sterol biosynthetic pathway in plants

(2009) Tomomi Morikawa et al.   PLANTA

Dual biosynthetic pathways to phytosterol via cycloartenol and lanosterol in Arabidopsis

(2009) Kiyoshi Ohyama et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular Basis of Plant Architecture

(2008) Yonghong Wang et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance

(2008) Rana Munns et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Sterol C24-methyltransferase: Mechanistic studies of the C-methylation reaction with 24-fluorocycloartenol

(2007) Junqing Wang et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS