Cleavage of the carboxyl-terminus of LEACS2, a tomato 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase isomer, by a 64-kDa tomato metalloprotease produces a truncated but active enzyme

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1352-1363

  Li, Jian Feng ^a,b   Qi, Robert ^a   Qu, Liang Hu ^b   Mattoo, Autar K ^c   Li, Ning ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

1 aminocyclopropane 1 carboxylic acid synthase; Cleavage sites; Metalloprotease; Proteolytic processing

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 31444442511     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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