Danuše Tarkowská1, Miroslav Strnad2. 1. Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371, Olomouc, Czechia. tarkowska@ueb.cas.cz. 2. Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371, Olomouc, Czechia.
Abstract
MAIN CONCLUSION: The present review summarizes current knowledge of the biosynthesis and biological importance of isoprenoid-derived plant signaling compounds. Cellular organisms use chemical signals for intercellular communication to coordinate their growth, development, and responses to environmental cues. The skeletons of majority of plant signaling molecules, mediators of plant intercellular 'broadcasting', are built from C5 units of isoprene and therefore belong to a huge and diverse group of natural substances called isoprenoids (terpenoids). They fill many important roles in nature. This review summarizes current knowledge of the biosynthesis and biological importance of a group of isoprenoid-derived plant signaling compounds.
MAIN CONCLUSION: The present review summarizes current knowledge of the biosynthesis and biological importance of isoprenoid-derived plant signaling compounds. Cellular organisms use chemical signals for intercellular communication to coordinate their growth, development, and responses to environmental cues. The skeletons of majority of plant signaling molecules, mediators of plant intercellular 'broadcasting', are built from C5 units of isoprene and therefore belong to a huge and diverse group of natural substances called isoprenoids (terpenoids). They fill many important roles in nature. This review summarizes current knowledge of the biosynthesis and biological importance of a group of isoprenoid-derived plant signaling compounds.
Authors: Peter Andreas; Anna Kisiala; R J Neil Emery; Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate; John F Tooker; Peter W Price; Donald G Miller Iii; Ming-Shun Chen; Edward F Connor Journal: Plants (Basel) Date: 2020-02-06