MarpolBase - The D-mannose-L-galactose pathway plays a predominant role in ascorbate biosynthesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha but is not regulated by light and oxidative stress.

The D-mannose-L-galactose pathway plays a predominant role in ascorbate biosynthesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha but is not regulated by light and oxidative stress.

Ishida, T., et al. · 2024 · The Plant Journal research

Gene ID	Name	Evidence / Role	Function (this paper)
Mp1g07760	missing	experimental subject	GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase (GGP/VTC2); committed step of the ascorbate pathway.
Mp2g15930	missing	experimental subject	Phosphomannose isomerase (PMI); enzyme of the D-mannose/L-galactose ascorbate biosynthesis pathway shown to predominate in M. polymorpha.
Mp3g15520	missing	experimental subject	Phosphomannomutase (PMM); D-Man/L-Gal ascorbate pathway.
Mp4g21180	MpDFR-like12	experimental subject	GDP-mannose-3',5'-epimerase (GME); ascorbate pathway.
Mp6g04750	MpGMP	experimental subject	GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase (GMP/VTC1); ascorbate pathway.