Two genes in Arabidopsis thaliana encoding GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase are required for ascorbate biosynthesis and seedling viability

Plant Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-689

  Dowdle, John ^a   Ishikawa, Takahiro ^a,b   Gatzek, Stephan ^a,c   Rolinski, Susanne ^a   Smirnoff, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Guanosine diphosphate L galactose phosphorylase; Light; Vitamin C; VTC2; VTC5

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATES; L-GALACTOSE PHOSPHORYLASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENE ENCODING; LIGHT; SEED; VITAMINS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ASCORBIC ACID; GDP L GALACTOSE PHOSPHORYLASE, ARABIDOPSIS; GDP-L-GALACTOSE PHOSPHORYLASE, ARABIDOPSIS; PHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ASCORBIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 35848959715     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03266.x     Document Type: Article

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