Transcription Factors and Metabolic Engineering: Novel Applications For Ancient Tools

Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, Vol. 35, pp. 79-109

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Transcription Factors and Metabolic Engineering: Novel Applications For Ancient Tools

Edward L. Braun*, Anusha P. Dias, Todd J. Matulnik, and Erich Grotewold

Department of Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (all authors);
E.L.B. is currently in the Department of Zoology at the University of Florida.

Table of Contents for this Chapter:

Introduction

Transcriptional Control of Plant Metabolic Pathway Genes

  • Phenylpropanoid Accumulation
  • Flavonoid Accumulation
  • Indole Alkaloid Accumulation
  • Summary – Phytochemical Accumulation

Metabolic Engineering by Using Plant Transcription Factors

Identification of Novel Transcriptional Regulators

  • Bioinformatics and Predicting Transcription Factor Function

Strategies for Using Plant Transcription Factors

  • The Value of Gain-of-Function Approaches
  • Limitations of Using Transcription Factors

Conclusions

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This work was supported in part grants from the National Science Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture to E.L.B. and E.G.

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