Kazuki Saito

TL;DR: The combination of a metabolomics-based screening method and a gain-of-function approach is useful for rapid characterization of novel genes in both Arabidopsis and rice.

TL;DR: The cDNA clones that encode a putative mitochondrion-localizing isoform of cysteine synthase were isolated from spinach and showed the presence of one or two copies of cysC gene in the genome of spinach, which suggested that the expression level of cYSC gene was lower than those ofcysA and cysB and that the mode of ccyC expression was constitutive in green and etiolated seedlings of spinach.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of sulphotransferase in SA production, mobile signalling and acquired systemic resistance is discussed, and AtSOT12 gene expression is strongly induced by salt and osmotic stress and hormone treatments.

TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the amoebic CS, first described in Protozoa, does not belong to any families of the CS superfamily, and represents a new family.

TL;DR: Reports suggest the possibility to develop large-scale production of CPT by in vitro cell cultures of C. acuminata, N. foetida and Ophiorrhiza pumila and recent advance in the cloning and characterization of biosynthetic enzymes involved in CPT biosynthesis provides valuable information for developing genetically engineered CPT-producing plants.