Molecular analysis and control of cysteine biosynthesis: Integration of nitrogen and sulphur metabolism

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 401, 2004, Pages 1283-1292

  Hesse, Holger ^a   Nikiforova, Victoria ^a   Gakière, Bertrand ^a   Hoefgen, Rainer ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cysteine biosynthesis; Nitrate assimilation; O acetylserine (thiol)lyase; Serine acetyltransferase; Sulphate; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SULFUR;

CYSTEINE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

ADENYLYLSULFATE REDUCTASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SLC26A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SULFATE; SULFUR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CARRIER PROTEINS; CYSTEINE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON SULFUR GROUP DONORS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFATES; SULFUR;

EID: 2942532392     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erh136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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