Specific decorations of 17-hydroxygeranyllinalool diterpene glycosides solve the autotoxicity problem of chemical defense in Nicotiana attenuata
S. Heiling, L. C. Llorca, J. Li, K. Gase, A. Schmidt, M. Schaefer, B. Schneider, R. Halitschke, E. Gaquerel, I. T. Baldwin
The paper identifies UGT enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of HGL-DTGs in Nicotiana attenuata and shows that glucosylation prevents autotoxicity while enhancing defense against herbivores.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2020Plant Biology