Over-expression of cytosolic glutamine synthetase increases photosynthesis and growth at low nitrogen concentrations

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 358, 2001, Pages 1071-1081

  Fuentes, Sara I ^a   Allen, Damian J ^b   Ortiz Lopez, Adriana ^b,c,d   Hernández, Georgina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia assimilation; GS1; Nicotiana tabacum; Tobacco; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; ISOENZYME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACIDS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RNA; TOBACCO;

FERTILIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0034943198     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/52.358.1071     Document Type: Article

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