Short-term proteomic dynamics reveal metabolic factory for active extrafloral nectar secretion by Acacia cornigera ant-plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 546-554

  Orona Tamayo, Domancar ^a,b   Wielsch, Natalie ^c   Escalante Pérez, María ^a   Svatos, Ales ^c   Molina Torres, Jorge ^a   Muck, Alexander ^c   Ramirez Chávez, Enrique ^a   Ádame Alvarez, Rosa María ^a   Heil, Martin ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbohydrate metabolism; invertase; nectar protein; nectarine; plant secretory process

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATABOLIC ENZYMES; EXTRAFLORAL NECTARS; INVERTASE; KEY ENZYMES; NECTARINE; PHLOEM SAP; PRODUCTION OF; PROTEOMIC; SECRETORY PROCESS; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; THAUMATIN-LIKE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; DYNAMICS; ENZYMES; MACHINERY; METABOLISM; PROTEINS; QUALITY CONTROL;

PHYSIOLOGY;

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; GLUCAN 1,3 BETA GLUCOSIDASE; PROTEOME; THAUMATIN PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACACIA; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NECTAR; PHLOEM; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEOMICS; SECRETION (PROCESS); SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ACACIA; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHLOEM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT NECTAR; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEOLYSIS; PROTEOME; PROTEOMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ACACIA; ACACIA CORNIGERA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 84874249877     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12052     Document Type: Article

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