Highjacked by a pseudoenzyme: How eudicot plants make indole
Matilde Florean, Hedwig Schultz, Veit Grabe, Katrin Luck, Grit Kunert, Sarah Ellen O'Connor, Tobias G. Köllner
The paper reveals an alternative pathway in eudicot plants for indole synthesis, where a non-catalytic TSB-like paralogue hijacks TSA to produce indole for defense.
Nature Chemical Biology · Jun 25, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology