Experimental validation of computationally predicted phytoene synthase isoforms encoded by the Arabidopsis thaliana PSY gene.

Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion, Juan Navarro-Carcelen

Journal: Plant cell reports 2025;44(4):93

PMID: 40167797

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Abstract

The representative model in the TAIR database of the first and main rate-determining enzyme of the carotenoid pathway, phytoene synthase (PSY), corresponds to a computational prediction artifact.

Address: Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain.; Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP), CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain. [email protected].

DOI: 10.1007/s00299-025-03482-1

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MeSH Terms: Arabidopsis, Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase, Arabidopsis Proteins, Computational Biology, Carotenoids, Isoenzymes