Rubber Biosynthesis Focus

A pathway-centered entry for MVA/MEP, IPP/DMAPP, prenyl donors, CPT/CPTL, REF/SRPP, latex/root-associated and terpenoid candidate genes.

This topic is built from precomputed GFF/GO/KEGG/homology candidate sets and linked evidence from expression, proteome, localization, Pfam, Swiss-Prot, PPI, coexpression and TFBS modules. Results are candidate evidence, not experimental validation.

The current database contains 5523 candidate records, 4979 candidate genes, and 8 pathway steps; the main display is centered on the TK1151 reference while OH-1004/LXL04 remains queryable and linked.

Cross-species Research Reference

4 reference genes are counted separately from rubber-dandelion candidates. They are literature, omics, or sequence resources from Para rubber tree, guayule, a related dandelion, and Eucommia; external function or homology is not direct validation in rubber dandelion.

1. Choose a speciesClick a species card or use the filter to focus on one reference species and material context.
2. Read the evidence typeRead the evidence and boundary column: direct experiments, omics associations, and sequence resources have different interpretation ranges.
3. Verify the sourceEach DOI, article, or public database entry is clickable; download the current filter for further comparison.
Eucommia records are a trans-polyisoprene comparator only and are excluded from natural cis-rubber candidate and pathway-card counts.
Species and materialReference gene / sequence IDPathway stepEvidence and boundarySource
Para rubber treeHevea brasiliensiscis-1,4-polyisopreneRubber particlesHRBPLC057267CPTLCPT/CPTL branchHRT1-complex helper subunitA_direct_experiment
HRBP was reported as a helper subunit in the HRT1 rubber-particle complex.
Complex-support evidence, not a stand-alone catalytic claim.
10.7554/eLife.19022Identification and reconstitution of the rubber biosynthetic machinery on rubber particles from Hevea brasiliensis
Para rubber treeHevea brasiliensiscis-1,4-polyisopreneRubber particlesHRT1BAB71776.2;AB061234.3CPTCPT/CPTL branchRubber-particle cis-prenyltransferaseA_direct_experiment
HRT1 showed in-vitro rubber-transferase activity on detergent-washed rubber particles, with higher activity for the HRT1-REF-HRBP complex.
Direct evidence in Hevea rubber particles; not direct validation in rubber dandelion.
10.7554/eLife.19022Identification and reconstitution of the rubber biosynthetic machinery on rubber particles from Hevea brasiliensis
Para rubber treeHevea brasiliensiscis-1,4-polyisopreneLatex and recombinant enzymeHRT2Q8W3U4;AB064661.2CPTCPT/CPTL branchLatex-expressed cis-prenyltransferase referenceA_enzyme_experiment
HRT2 is retained as a cis-prenyltransferase and latex-expression reference.
Do not claim direct reconstitution of high-molecular-weight natural rubber by HRT2 alone.
10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03863.xMolecular cloning expression and characterization of cDNA encoding cis-prenyltransferases from Hevea brasiliensis
Para rubber treeHevea brasiliensiscis-1,4-polyisopreneRubber particlesREFREF complex memberREFREF/SRPP rubber-particle proteinsRubber-particle complex memberA_complex_evidence
HRT1 and HRBP/REF particle-complex evidence; REF is not displayed as a stand-alone catalytic proof.
Not a stand-alone catalytic proof.
10.7554/eLife.19022Identification and reconstitution of the rubber biosynthetic machinery on rubber particles from Hevea brasiliensis

Para rubber tree · HRBP

Sequence IDLC057267
StepCPT/CPTL branch · CPTL
EvidenceHRBP was reported as a helper subunit in the HRT1 rubber-particle complex.
BoundaryComplex-support evidence, not a stand-alone catalytic claim.

Para rubber tree · HRT1

Sequence IDBAB71776.2;AB061234.3
StepCPT/CPTL branch · CPT
EvidenceHRT1 showed in-vitro rubber-transferase activity on detergent-washed rubber particles, with higher activity for the HRT1-REF-HRBP complex.
BoundaryDirect evidence in Hevea rubber particles; not direct validation in rubber dandelion.

Para rubber tree · HRT2

Sequence IDQ8W3U4;AB064661.2
StepCPT/CPTL branch · CPT
EvidenceHRT2 is retained as a cis-prenyltransferase and latex-expression reference.
BoundaryDo not claim direct reconstitution of high-molecular-weight natural rubber by HRT2 alone.

Para rubber tree · REF

Sequence IDREF complex member
StepREF/SRPP rubber-particle proteins · REF
EvidenceHRT1 and HRBP/REF particle-complex evidence; REF is not displayed as a stand-alone catalytic proof.
BoundaryNot a stand-alone catalytic proof.

Pathway Navigation And Candidate Distribution

377 MVA/MEP and isoprenoid
Click to filter · High 204 · Medium 86 · Low 87
4466 Latex/root related candidates
Click to filter · High 231 · Medium 1284 · Low 2951
300 Rubber biosynthesis
Click to filter · High 1 · Medium 287 · Low 12
380 Terpenoid metabolism
Click to filter · High 72 · Medium 107 · Low 201

Candidate Genes

2000 candidates match the current filter; 10 are shown per page (page 50 of 200). TSV exports up to 2000 rows under the current filters. Use pathway nodes or summary cards to filter, then inspect Gene Card and linked modules for evidence details.

Gene IDPathway/stepConfidenceEvidence layersLocationKey evidenceActions
TkA04G037560
TK1151: TkA04G037560
OH-1004: LXL04_036549
MVA/MEP and isoprenoid
Prenyl-donor metabolism
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:44327330-44330287
-
go:0004659 prenyltransferase activity molecular_function
TkA04G037510
TK1151: TkA04G037510
OH-1004: LXL04_036551
MVA/MEP and isoprenoid
Prenyl-donor metabolism
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:44341153-44342967
+
go:0004659 prenyltransferase activity molecular_function
TkA04G035230
TK1151: TkA04G035230
OH-1004: LXL04_036587
MVA/MEP and isoprenoid
Prenyl-donor metabolism
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:44994146-44999995
-
GO:0006720
TkA04G033820
TK1151: TkA04G033820
OH-1004: LXL04_036613
Latex/root related candidates
Latex/root associated candidates
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:45445062-45446957
+
go:0010102 lateral root morphogenesis biological_process
TkA01G000460
TK1151: TkA01G000460
OH-1004: LXL04_036626
Terpenoid metabolism
Terpenoid metabolism
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtCoexpression CM104806.1:45652763-45654359
-
GO:0016102
TkA04G025910
TK1151: TkA04G025910;TkA04G025950
OH-1004: LXL04_036752
MVA/MEP and isoprenoid
Prenyl-donor metabolism
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:47910683-47912337
+
GO:0016114
TkA04G024700
TK1151: TkA04G024700
OH-1004: LXL04_036782
Latex/root related candidates
Latex/root associated candidates
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:48251030-48255995
-
go:0006979 response to oxidative stress biological_process
LXL04_036795
TK1151: -
OH-1004: LXL04_036795
Latex/root related candidates
Latex/root associated candidates
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:48467051-48470678
+
go:0010078 maintenance of root meristem identity biological_process
TkA04G014000
TK1151: TkA04G014000;TkA04G014200
OH-1004: LXL04_036953
Latex/root related candidates
Latex/root associated candidates
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtCoexpression CM104806.1:50829469-50832337
+
go:0010053 root epidermal cell differentiation biological_process
TkA04G012130
TK1151: TkA04G012130
OH-1004: LXL04_036991
Latex/root related candidates
Latex/root associated candidates
High
score 8
GOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression CM104806.1:51290479-51292181
+
go:0048765 root hair cell differentiation biological_process

TkA04G037560

MVA/MEP and isoprenoidPrenyl-donor metabolismHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G037560
LocationCM104806.1:44327330-44330287 -
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidencego:0004659 prenyltransferase activity molecular_function

TkA04G037510

MVA/MEP and isoprenoidPrenyl-donor metabolismHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G037510
LocationCM104806.1:44341153-44342967 +
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidencego:0004659 prenyltransferase activity molecular_function

TkA04G035230

MVA/MEP and isoprenoidPrenyl-donor metabolismHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G035230
LocationCM104806.1:44994146-44999995 -
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidenceGO:0006720

TkA04G033820

Latex/root related candidatesLatex/root associated candidatesHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G033820
LocationCM104806.1:45445062-45446957 +
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidencego:0010102 lateral root morphogenesis biological_process

TkA01G000460

Terpenoid metabolismTerpenoid metabolismHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA01G000460
LocationCM104806.1:45652763-45654359 -
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtCoexpression
Key evidenceGO:0016102

TkA04G025910

MVA/MEP and isoprenoidPrenyl-donor metabolismHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G025910;TkA04G025950
LocationCM104806.1:47910683-47912337 +
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidenceGO:0016114

TkA04G024700

Latex/root related candidatesLatex/root associated candidatesHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G024700
LocationCM104806.1:48251030-48255995 -
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidencego:0006979 response to oxidative stress biological_process

LXL04_036795

Latex/root related candidatesLatex/root associated candidatesHigh · score 8
Source ID-
LocationCM104806.1:48467051-48470678 +
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidencego:0010078 maintenance of root meristem identity biological_process

TkA04G014000

Latex/root related candidatesLatex/root associated candidatesHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G014000;TkA04G014200
LocationCM104806.1:50829469-50832337 +
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtCoexpression
Key evidencego:0010053 root epidermal cell differentiation biological_process

TkA04G012130

Latex/root related candidatesLatex/root associated candidatesHigh · score 8
Source IDTkA04G012130
LocationCM104806.1:51290479-51292181 +
EvidenceGOExpressionLocalizationPfamSwiss-ProtPPICoexpression
Key evidencego:0048765 root hair cell differentiation biological_process

Evidence Boundary

Current results integrate annotation, GO/KEGG, homology, predicted localization, domains, expression/proteome and network evidence. High/Medium/Low indicates evidence density and consistency, not experimental validation.