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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2023

Designing plant flavonoids: harnessing transcriptional regulation and enzyme variation to enhance yield and diversity.

Lina Jiang, Yifei Gao, Leiqin Han, Wenxuan Zhang, Pengxiang Fan

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Mutation in BrFLS encoding flavonol synthase induced anthocyanin accumulation in Chinese cabbage.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lina JiangDepartment of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yifei GaoDepartment of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Leiqin HanDepartment of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Wenxuan ZhangDepartment of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Pengxiang FanDepartment of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant synthetic biology has emerged as a powerful and promising approach to enhance the production of value-added metabolites in plants. Flavonoids, a class of plant secondary metabolites, offer numerous health benefits and have attracted attention for their potential use in plant-based products. However, achieving high yields of specific flavonoids remains challenging due to the complex and diverse metabolic pathways involved in their biosynthesis. In recent years, synthetic biology approaches leveraging transcription factors and enzyme diversity have demonstrated promise in enhancing flavonoid yields and expanding their production repertoire. This review delves into the latest research progress in flavonoid metabolic engineering, encompassing the identification and manipulation of transcription factors and enzymes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, as well as the deployment of synthetic biology tools for designing metabolic pathways. This review underscores the importance of employing carefully-selected transcription factors to boost plant flavonoid production and harnessing enzyme promiscuity to broaden flavonoid diversity or streamline the biosynthetic steps required for effective metabolic engineering. By harnessing the power of synthetic biology and a deeper understanding of flavonoid biosynthesis, future researchers can potentially transform the landscape of plant-based product development across the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries, ultimately benefiting consumers worldwide.

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enzyme diversityflavonoidplant chassisplant synthetic biologytranscription factor

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PMID37575923
PMCPMC10420081
OpenAlexW4385335283

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