Uncrossing the ‘X’: Characterization of alternative alleles for KSLX in Oryza

• Published in: Phytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 240; p. 114634
• Main Authors: Weers, Tristan, Feng, Yiling, Peters, Reuben J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2025
• Subjects: Evolution; Kaurene synthase-like; Labdane-related diterpenoids; Phytoalexins; Labdane-related diterpenoids; Evolution; Kaurene synthase-like; Phytoalexins

The widely cultivated Asian rice (Oryza sativa) produces a variety of physiologically relevant diterpenoid products, which range in effect from the phytohormone gibberellin, derived from ent-kaurene, to phytoalexins such as the momilactones, derived from syn-pimara-7,15-diene. Previous reports have...