Cystathionine γ-synthase and threonine synthase operate in concert to regulate carbon flow towards methionine in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 153-156

  Amir, Rachel ^a   Hacham, Yael ^a   Galili, Gad ^b  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; HOMOSERINE 4 PHOSPHATE; LYASE; METHIONINE; O SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL) LYASE; O-PHOSPHOHOMOSERINE; O-SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL)-LYASE; THREONINE SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RNA PROCESSING;

ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CARBON; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; HOMOSERINE; METHIONINE; PLANTS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

EID: 0036546284     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)02227-6     Document Type: Review

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