The 3′ untranslated region of the two cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS1) genes in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) regulates transcript stability in response to glutamine

Planta

Volumn 232, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1151-1162

  Simon, Bindu ^a,b   Sengupta Gopalan, Champa ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Untranslated region; Alfalfa; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; Medicago sativa; Nitrogen assimilation; Post transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 77956677417     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1247-1     Document Type: Article

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