A key enzyme of animal steroidogenesis can function in plants enhancing their immunity and accelerating the processes of growth and development

A key enzyme of animal steroidogenesis can function in plants enhancing their immunity and accelerating the processes of growth and development

Abstract Background The initial stage of the biosynthesis of steroid hormones in animals occurs in the mitochondria of steroidogenic tissues, where cytochrome P450SCC (CYP11A1) encoded by the CYP11A1 gene catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol into pregnenolone – the general precursor of all the st...

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Main Authors: George V. Shpakovski, Svetlana G. Spivak, Irina N. Berdichevets, Olga G. Babak, Svetlana V. Kubrak, Alexander V. Kilchevsky, Andrey V. Aralov, Ivan Yu. Slovokhotov, Dmitry G. Shpakovski, Ekaterina N. Baranova, Marat R. Khaliluev, Elena K. Shematorova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Transgenic plants
Cytochrome P450scc (CYP11A1)
Tobacco
Botrytis cinerea
Progesterone
Mitochondria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1123-2

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