Lysine enhances methionine content by modulating the expression of S-adenosylmethionine synthase

Plant Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 850-861

  Hacham, Yael ^a,b   Song, Luhua ^d   Schuster, Gadi ^b   Amir, Rachel ^a,c  

^a MIGAL GALILEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartate family; Cystathionine synthase; Dihydrodipicolinate synthase; Methionine metabolism; S adenosylmethionine (SAM); SAM synthase

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE FAMILY; DIHYDRODIPICOLINATE SYNTHASE; METHIONINE METABOLISM; SAM SYNTHASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; FEEDBACK; NUTRITION; PROTEINS; RNA;

AMINO ACIDS;

ASPARTIC ACID; DIHYDRODIPICOLINATE SYNTHASE; HYDROLYASE; LYASE; LYSINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; O SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL) LYASE; O-SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL)-LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HYDRO-LYASES; LYSINE; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34548125412     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03184.x     Document Type: Article

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