Calmodulin binding to glutamate decarboxylase is required for regulation of glutamate and GABA metabolism and normal development in plants

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2988-2996

  Baum, Gideon ^a   Lev Yadun, Simcha ^a,b   Fridmann, Yael ^a   Arazi, Tzahi ^a   Katsnelson, Hana ^a   Zik, Moriyah ^a   Fromm, Hillel ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amino acid metabolism; Calcium; Cell elongation; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALMODULIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; DECARBOXYLATION; DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030014203     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00662.x     Document Type: Article

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