Diverse molecular processes regulate the interactions between plants and insect
herbivores. Here, we review genes and proteins that are involved in plant–herbivore …

Nitrogen accounts for approximately 60% of the fertilizer consumed each year; thus, it
represents one of the major input costs for most nonlegume crops. Nitrate is one of the two …

Advances in omics technologies now permit the generation of highly contiguous genome
assemblies, detection of transcripts and metabolites at the level of single cells and high …

Monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs) are among the most diverse specialized metabolites
in plants and are of great pharmaceutical importance. We leveraged single-cell …

Alkaloids from plants are characterised by structural diversity and bioactivity, and maintain a
privileged position in both modern and traditional medicines. In recent years, there have …

Vinblastine, a potent anticancer drug, is produced by Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar
periwinkle) in small quantities, and heterologous reconstitution of vinblastine biosynthesis …

As sessile organisms, plants evolved elaborate metabolic systems that produce a plethora of
specialized metabolites as a means to survive challenging terrestrial environments …

Plant natural products (PNPs) are specialized metabolites with diverse bioactivities. They
are extensively used in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and food industries. PNPs are …

Plant membrane transporters controlling metabolite distribution contribute key agronomic
traits,,,,–. To eliminate anti-nutritional factors in edible parts of crops, the mutation of …

Plants represent a huge reservoir of natural products. A broad series of these compounds
now find application for human health. In this respect, the monoterpene indole alkaloids …