The biosynthesis of plant specialized metabolites is strictly regulated in time and space. We have identified a robust transcriptional network, composed of transcriptional activators, co-activators and repressors, which steers cell-specific and jasmonate-inducible triterpene biosynthesis in the outer tissues of Arabidopsis root tips.
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This is a summary of: Nguyen, T. H. et al. A redundant transcription factor network steers spatiotemporal Arabidopsis triterpene synthesis. Nat. Plants https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01419-8 (2023).
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Spatiotemporal transcriptional regulation of triterpene biosynthesis in the root tip. Nat. Plants 9, 860–861 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01422-z
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