Over-expression of aspartate aminotransferase genes in rice resulted in altered nitrogen metabolism and increased amino acid content in seeds

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1381-1390

  Zhou, Ying ^a   Cai, Hongmei ^a   Xiao, Jinghua ^a   Li, Xianghua ^a   Zhang, Qifa ^a   Lian, Xingming ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID CONTENTS; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATIONS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CAMV-35S PROMOTERS; CARBON AND NITROGENS; CONTROL PLANTS; EXPRESSION PATTERNS; FRESH WEIGHTS; IN PLANTS; KEY ENZYMES; NITROGEN METABOLISMS; OVER EXPRESSIONS; PHENOTYPIC CHANGES; PROTEIN CONTENTS; TRANSFORMANTS; TRANSGENIC PLANTS; WILD-TYPE CONTROLS; WILD-TYPE PLANTS;

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

AMINATION;

AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACIDS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67349135788     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-009-0988-3     Document Type: Article

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