Hiroshi Shimada

TL;DR: The Chlase cDNA isolated in the present study shared 37% identity with a function-unknown gene whose mRNA is inducible by coronatine and methyl jasmonate in Arabidopsis thaliana and expressed the gene products of AtCLH1 and of CaCLH in Escherichia coli, and they similarly exhibited Chlases activity.

TL;DR: Type B isoforms with the enzymes of type A that are known to sit in the inner membrane of plastid envelope are compared to show that both types are not specialized isoforms for the prokaryotic and eukaryotic glycerolipid biosynthetic pathways.

TL;DR: The results suggest the existence of a positive feedback regulatory system for JA biosynthesis and the possibility of crosstalk between JA signaling and other signaling pathways.

TL;DR: It has been observed in the yeasts S. cerevisiae and C. utilis carrying the lycopene biosynthesis genes that ergosterol content is decreased by 10 and 35%, respectively, and it is likely that the carbon flux for the ergosterols biosynthesis has been partially directed from farnesyl pyrophosphate to a new pathway for the lyCopenoid biosynthesis.

TL;DR: Through metabolic engineering of the isoprenoid pathway, a sevenfold increase in the yield of lycopene has been achieved through modifications in related biochemical pathways can be utilized to enhance the production of commercially desirable compounds such as carotenoids.