Cytochrome P450-mediated herbicide metabolism in plants: current understanding and prospects

Issue Date

8-2020

Abstract

Cytochrome P450s (P450s) have been at the center of herbicide metabolism research as a result of their ability to endow selectivity in crops and resistance in weeds. In the last 20 years, ≈30 P450s from diverse plant species have been revealed to possess herbicide-metabolizing function, some of which were demonstrated to play a key role in plant herbicide sensitivity. Recent research even demonstrated that some P450s from crops and weeds metabolize numerous herbicides from various chemical backbones, which highlights the importance of P450s in the current agricultural systems. However, due to the enormous number of plant P450s and the complexity of their function, expression and regulation, it remains a challenge to fully explore the potential of P450-mediated herbicide metabolism in crop improvement and herbicide resistance mitigation. Differences in the substrate specificity of each herbicide-metabolizing P450 are now evident. Comparisons of the substrate specificity and protein structures of P450s will be beneficial for the discovery of selective herbicides and may lead to the development of crops with higher herbicide tolerance by transgenics or genome-editing technologies. Furthermore, the knowledge will help design sound management strategies for weed resistance including the prediction of cross-resistance patterns. Overcoming the ambiguity of P450 function in plant xenobiotic pathways will unlock the full potential of this enzyme family in advancing global agriculture and food security. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.

Source or Periodical Title

Pest Management Science

ISSN

1526-498X

Volume

77

Issue

1

Page

22-32

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

illustration, figures

Language

English

Subject

cytochrome P450s, herbicide metabolism, herbicide resistance, herbicide selectivity

Identifier

DOI:10.1002/ps.6040

Digital Copy

yes

En – AGROVOC descriptors

CYTOCHROME P450s; HERBICIDE METABOLISM; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HERBICIDE SELECTIVITY

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