The cytosolic glutamine synthetase GLN1;2 plays a role in the control of plant growth and ammonium homeostasis in Arabidopsis rosettes when nitrate supply is not limiting

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1375-1390

  Lothier, Jérémy ^a   Gaufichon, Laure ^a   Sormani, Rodnay ^a   Lemaître, Thomas ^a   Azzopardi, Marianne ^a   Morin, Halima ^a   Chardon, Fabien ^a   Reisdorf Cren, Michle ^a   Avice, Jean Christophe ^b   Masclaux Daubresse, Céline ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Arabidopsis thaliana; companion cells; glutamine synthetase; nitrogen assimilation; nitrogen remobilization

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROMOTER REGION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HOMEOSTASIS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79551697600     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq299     Document Type: Article

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