Plant BiologybioRxiv
Allosteric deregulation of phenylalanine biosynthesis evolved with the emergence of vascular plants
J. El-Azaz, F. M. Canovas, B. Barcelona…·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.
DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiab454