Current Topics on Glucosinolates: Metabolism, Regulation and Diversity
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 1162
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Sulfur metabolism and its regulation; Sulfate transport
Interests: Amino acid metabolism; Plant specialized metabolism; Metabolomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Glucosinolates (GSLs) are the specialized metabolites biosynthesized in Brassicales. By hydrolyzing with specific enzyme called myrosinase, GSLs are converted into highly reactive chemical species such as isothiocyanetes, which work as deterrent to insect bite and pathogen infection. Other physiological roles of GSLs have been proposed, i.e. storage for sulfur and nitrogen, precursor of auxin synthesis, controller for flowering time, and so on.
Because a model plant Arabidopsis thaliana belongs to Brassicales, much progress has been made on GSL biosynthesis and its regulation using this plant species during these 20-30 years. Research progress was led by the studies on the identification of biosynthetic enzymes, transporters, and transcription factors, the distribution and composition of GSLs in plant organs, and the effects of environmental stimuli. Recently, the knowledge about GSL hydrolysis has become accumulated and the ecological aspects have been getting attention as well as the cross-talk between GSL metabolism and other metabolic pathways in plants. Knowledge obtained with Arabidopsis has now been applied or assessed with Brassica crops for more efficient application to the agricultural fields.
On this opportunity that GSL research is becoming more active, we welcome all kinds of contribution on GSL research.
Dr. Akiko Maruyama-Nakashita
Dr. Masami Yokota Hirai
Dr. Sun-Ju Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Glucosinolate biosynthesis
- Glucosinolate catabolism
- Metabolic interaction
- Regulation of glucosinolate metabolism
- Physiological roles of glucosinolates
- Ecological roles of glucosinolates
- Glucosinolates in Brassica crops
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