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Biosynthesis of phytohormones in algae

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Like in the case of higher plants, algal growth and development are controlled by the hormonal regulatory system. Essentially all known phytohormones were identified in various algal taxa, and the range of their physiological activities was confirmed. At the same time, our knowledge of enzymes involved in the phytohormone synthesis in algae is rather limited. Data concerning genes encoding these enzymes are still more fragmentary. Current data about proteomes of some algae allow the revealing of amino acid sequences with homology to those of the higher plant enzymes and their conserved domains.

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Abbreviations

CPS:

copalyl pyrophosphate synthase

CYP79B2/CYP79B3:

cytochrome P450 79B2/B3

GGPP:

geranyl geranyl pyrophosphate

NCED:

9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase

NIT1:

nitrilase 1

PDS:

phytoene desaturase

PSY:

phytoene synthase

SDR:

short-chain dehydroge-nase/reductase

TDC:

tryptophan decarboxylase

ZEP:

zea-xanthin epoxidase

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Kiseleva, E.R. Tarachovskaya, M.F. Shishova, 2012, published in Fiziologiya Rastenii, 2012, Vol. 59, No. 5, pp. 643–659.

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Kiseleva, A.A., Tarachovskaya, E.R. & Shishova, M.F. Biosynthesis of phytohormones in algae. Russ J Plant Physiol 59, 595–610 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443712050081

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