ABC transporters involved in the transport of plant secondary metabolites

Plants produce a large number of secondary metabolites, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, polyphenols, quinones and many further compounds having combined structures of those groups. Physiological roles of those metabolites for plants are still under investigation, but they play, at least in part, impo...

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Published inFEBS letters Vol. 580; no. 4; pp. 1183 - 1191
Main Author Yazaki, Kazufumi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 13.02.2006
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Alkaloid
Alkaloids - metabolism
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters - physiology
Biological Transport
Phenol
Phenol - metabolism
Plant ABC transporter
Plants - metabolism
Primary transport
Secondary metabolite
Terpenes - metabolism
Terpenoid
Terpenoid
Plant ABC transporter
Primary transport
Alkaloid
Phenol
Secondary metabolite
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Summary:Plants produce a large number of secondary metabolites, such as alkaloids, terpenoids, polyphenols, quinones and many further compounds having combined structures of those groups. Physiological roles of those metabolites for plants are still under investigation, but they play, at least in part, important functions as protectants for plant bodies against herbivores and pathogens, as well as from physical stresses like ultraviolet light and heat. In order to accomplish these functions, biosyntheses and accumulation of secondary metabolites are highly regulated in a temporal and spatial manner in plant organs, where they can appropriately accumulate. In this mini-review, I introduce the mechanism of accumulation and membrane transport of these metabolites, in particular, focusing on ATP-binding cassette transporters involved.
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ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.12.009