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ANNUAL REVIEW OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, VOL 36, 2020
Volume 36, Issue -, Pages 291-313Publisher
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-011620-031429
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transcription factors; jasmonates; posttranslational protein modification; chromatin; gene clusters; metabolite sensors
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Plants constantly perceive internal and external cues, many of which they need to address to safeguard their proper development and survival. They respond to these cues by selective activation of specific metabolic pathways involving a plethora of molecular players that act and interact in complex networks. In this review, we illustrate and discuss the complexity in the combinatorial control of plant specialized metabolism. We hereby go beyond the intuitive concept of combinatorial control as exerted by modular-acting complexes of transcription factors that govern expression of specialized metabolism genes. To extend this discussion, we also consider all known hierarchical levels of regulation of plant specialized metabolism and their interfaces by referring to reported regulatory concepts from the plant field. Finally, we speculate on possible yet-to-be-discovered regulatory principles of plant specialized metabolism that are inspired by knowledge from other kingdoms of life and areas of biological research.
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