Allosteric deregulation of phenylalanine biosynthesis evolved with the emergence of vascular plants
J. El-Azaz, F. M. Canovas, B. Barcelona, C. Avila, F. N. de la Torre
The paper shows that type-II arogenate dehydratase (ADT) isoforms in vascular plants evolved relaxed Phe feedback inhibition, enabling higher Phe accumulation and lignin production.
bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2019Plant Biology