Distinct patterns of control and expression amongst members of the PEP carboxylase kinase gene family in C4 plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-53

  Shenton, Matt ^a   Fontaine, Véronique ^a,b   Hartwell, James ^a,c   Marsh, Justin T ^a,d   Jenkins, Gareth I ^a   Nimmo, Hugh G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C4 photosynthesis; Gene expression; Maize; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase kinase; Protein phosphorylation; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE KINASE (PPCK); PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

CELLS; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYMES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

GENES;

CARBON; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE KINASE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SORGHUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBON; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SORGHUM; ZEA MAYS;

CELLS; CORN; ENZYMES; MONOCOTYLEDONS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SORGHUM;

LILIOPSIDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748614581     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02850.x     Document Type: Article

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