Plants produce thousands of secondary metabolites (aka specialized metabolites) of diverse
chemical nature. These compounds play important roles in protecting plants under adverse …

Regulated cell death (RCD) is a critical and active process that is controlled by specific
signal transduction pathways and can be regulated by genetic signals or drug interventions …

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

Camptothecin and its derivatives are widely used for treating malignant tumors. Previous
studies revealed only a limited number of candidate genes for camptothecin biosynthesis in …

Next‐generation technologies generate an overwhelming amount of gene sequence data.
Efficient annotation tools are required to make these data amenable to functional genomics …

• Premise of the study: Hyb‐Seq, the combination of target enrichment and genome
skimming, allows simultaneous data collection for low‐copy nuclear genes and high‐copy …

The Lamiaceae family is renowned for its terpenoid-based medicinal components, but
Leonurus, which has traditional medicinal uses, stands out for its alkaloid-rich composition …

The medicinal plant Madagascar periwinkle, C atharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, produces
hundreds of biologically active monoterpene‐derived indole alkaloid (MIA) metabolites and …

Catharanthus roseus produces bioactive terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIA s), including the
chemotherapeutics, vincristine and vinblastine. Transcriptional regulation of TIA …

Plants make specialized bioactive metabolites to defend themselves against attackers. The
conserved control mechanisms are based on transcriptional activation of the respective …