Identification and expression analysis of two inorganic C- and N-responsive genes encoding novel and distinct molecular forms of eukaryotic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Plant Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 832-843

  Mamedov, Tarlan G ^a   Moellering, Eric R ^a   Chollet, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplerosis; C N assimilation; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Green microalgae; PEP carboxylase (PEPC Ppc )

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; ENZYMES; GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; NITROGEN;

GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; MOLECULAR MASS; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE (PEPC); TETRAPEPTIDES;

ENZYME KINETICS;

CARBON; ISOENZYME; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARBON; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; GENES; NITROGEN;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SELENASTRUM MINUTUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 21244448079     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02416.x     Document Type: Article

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