α-Tocopherol plays a role in photosynthesis and macronutrient homeostasis of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 that is independent of its antioxidant function

Plant Physiology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 508-521

  Sakuragi, Yumiko ^a,d   Maeda, Hiroshi ^b,c   DellaPenna, Dean ^b,c   Bryant, Donald A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CYANOBACTERIUM; MACRONUTRIENT HOMEOSTASIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAY; TOCOPHEROL;

BACTERIA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; GLUCOSE; GROWTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SIGE; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 33745637739     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.074765     Document Type: Article

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