ASN2 is a key enzyme in asparagine biosynthesis under ammonium sufficient conditions

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-159

  Igarashi, Daisuke ^a   Ishizaki, Takashi ^a   Totsuka, Kazuhiko ^a   Ohsumi, Chieko ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asparagine synthetase; Diurnal change

Indexed keywords

EID: 66649103927     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.26.153     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Arabidopsis Genome Initiative (2000) Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature 408:796-815
2. Givan CV (1979) Metabolic detoxification of ammonia in tissues of higher plants. Phytochemistry 18: 375-382
3. Gutierrez RA, Stokes TL, Thum K, Xu X, Obertello M, Katari MS, Tanurdzic M, Dean A, Nero DC, McClung CR, Coruzzi GM (2008) Systems approach identifies an organic nitrogen-responsive gene network that is regulated by the master clock control gene CCA1. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105: 4939-4944
4. Harmer SL, Hogenesch JB, Straume M, Chang HS, Han B, Zhu T, Wang X, Kreps JA, Kay SA (2000) Orchestrated transcription of key pathways in Arabidopsis by the circadian clock. Science 290:2110-2113
5. Huang S, Kruger DE, Frizzi A, D'Ordine RL, Florida CA, Adams WR, Brown WE, Luethy MH (2005) High-lysine corn produced by the combination of enhanced lysine biosynthesis and reduced zein accumulation. Plant Biotechnol J 3: 555-569
6. Igarashi D, Miwa T, Seki M, Kobayashi M, Kato T, Tabata S, Shinozaki K, Ohsumi C (2003) Identification of photorespiratory glutamate:glyoxylate aminotransferase (GGAT) gene in Arabidopsis. Plant J 33: 975-987
7. Igarashi D, Tsuchida H, Miyao M, Ohsumi C (2006) Glutamate:glyoxylate aminotransferase modulates amino acid content during photorespiration. Plant Physiol 142: 901-910
8. Kozaki A, Takeba G (1996) Photorespiration protects C3 plants from photooxidation. Nature 384: 557-560
9. Lam HM, Hsieh MH, Coruzzi GM (1998) Reciprocal regulation of distinct asparagine synthetase genes by light and metabolites in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J 16: 345-353
10. Lam HM, Peng SS, Coruzzi GM (1994) Metabolic regulation of the gene encoding glutamine-dependent asparagine synthetase in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol 106: 1347-1357
11. Lam HM, Wong P, Chan HK, Yam KM, Chen L, Chow CM, Coruzzi GM (2003) Overexpression of the ASN1 gene enhances nitrogen status in seeds of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 132: 926-935
12. Nakazawa M, Ichikawa T, Ishikawa A, Kobayashi H, Tsuhara Y, Kawashima M, Suzuki K, Muto S, Matsui M (2003) Activation tagging, a novel tool to dissect the functions of a gene family. Plant J 341: 741-750
13. Noguchi Y, Zhang QW, Sugimoto T, Furuhata Y, Sakai R, Mori M, Takahashi M, Kimura T (2006) Network analysis of plasma and tissue amino acids and the generation of an amino index for potential diagnostic use. Am J Clin Nutr 83: 513S-519S
14. Prianischnikow D (1922) Uber den aufbau un abbau des asparagins in den pflanzen Ber. Bot Ges 40: 242-248
15. Shen B, Li C, Tarczynski MC (2002) High free-methionine and decreased lignin content result from a mutation in the Arabidopsis S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase 3 gene. Plant J 29:371-380
16. Sieciechowicz KA, Joy KW, Ireland RJ (1988) The metabolism of asparagine in plants. Phytochemistry 27: 663-671
17. Stewart CR (1979) The effect of ammonium, glutamine, methionine sulfoxamine and azaserine on asparagine synthetase in soybean leaves. Plant Sci Lett 14: 269
18. 15N]- asparagine. Plant Physiol 74: 822-826
19. Tozawa Y, Hasegawa H, Terakawa T, Wakasa K (2001) Characterization of rice anthranilate synthase alpha-subunit genes OASA1 and OASA2. Tryptophan accumulation in transgenic rice expressing a feedback-insensitive mutant of OASA1. Plant Physiol 126: 1493-1506
20. Wingler A, Lea PJ, Quick WP, Leegood RC (2000) Photorespiration: metabolic pathways and their role in stress protection. Phil Trans Royal Soc London Series B Biol Sci 355: 1517-1529
21. Wong HK, Chan HK, Coruzzi GM, Lam HM (2004) Correlation of ASN2 gene expression with ammonium metabolism in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 134: 332-338