Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At1g76490	Catalyzes the synthesis of mevalonate, the specific precursor of all isoprenoid compounds present in plants.	Chemical phenotypes of the hmg1 and hmg2 mutants of Arabidopsis demonstrate the in-planta role of HMG-CoA reductase in triterpene biosynthesis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1248/cpb.55.1518; PMID: 17917299; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17917299/ | Complete blockage of the mevalonate pathway results in male gametophyte lethality.; 2009; DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp073; PMID: 19363204; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19363204/