The expression level of threonine synthase and cystathionine-γ- synthase is influenced by the level of both threonine and methionine in Arabidopsis plants

Transgenic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-311

  Avraham, Tal ^a   Amir, Rachel ^a,b  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amino acid biosynthesis; Cystathionine synthase; Essential amino acids; Methionine; Threonine; Threonine synthase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LYASE; METHIONINE; O SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL) LYASE; O-SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL)-LYASE; S METHYLMETHIONINE; THREONINE; THREONINE SYNTHETASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACIDS; ARABIDOPSIS; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; DNA, ANTISENSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; METHIONINE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; THREONINE; VITAMIN U;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 22144451146     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-005-0273-4     Document Type: Article

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