Misregulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in transgenic tobacco seedlings expressing mammalian biliverdin reductase

Plant Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 717-728

  Franklin, Keara A ^a,d   Linley, Philip J ^a   Montgomery, Beronda L ^b,e   Lagarias, J Clark ^b   Thomas, Brian ^c   Jackson, Stephen D ^c   Terry, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Chlorophyll synthesis; Chloroplast; Phytochrome; Phytochromobilin; Protochlorophyllide

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

PHOTOREGULATORY ACTIVITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHETASE; ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; DARKNESS; LIGHT; MAMMALS; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TETRAPYRROLES; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0141455905     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01840.x     Document Type: Article

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