THE DYNAMIC INTEIN LANDSCAPE OF EUKARYOTES

The dynamic intein landscape of eukaryotes

Abstract Background Inteins are mobile, self-splicing sequences that interrupt proteins and occur across all three domains of life.Scrutiny of the intein landscape in prokaryotes led to the hypothesis that some inteins are functionally important.Our focus shifts to eukaryotic inteins to assess their diversity, distribution, and dissemination, with

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Identification of the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase genes and functional analysis reveal DoCCD1 is potentially involved in beta-ionone formation in Dendrobium officinale

The carotenoids are the most widely distributed secondary metabolites in plants and can be degraded by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD) to form apocarotenoids including an important C13 compound beta-ionone.Volatile beta-ionone can confer the violet and woody fragrance to plant essential oils, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, which therefore h

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