In vivo inhibition of cysteine proteases provides evidence for the involvement of 'senescence-associated vacuoles' in chloroplast protein degradation during dark-induced senescence of tobacco leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 4967-4980

  Carrión, Cristian A ^a   Costa, María Lorenza ^a   Martínez, Dana E ^a   Mohr, Christina ^b   Humbeck, Klaus ^b   Guiamet, Juan J ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteases; Proteolysis; Rubisco; SAG12; Senescence associated vacuoles; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL VACUOLE; CHLOROPLAST; DARKNESS; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAG12; SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED VACUOLES; TOBACCO; TOBACCO.;

CYSTEINE PROTEASES; PROTEOLYSIS; RUBISCO; SAG12; SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED VACUOLES; TOBACCO.;

CELL AGING; CHLOROPLASTS; CYSTEINE PROTEASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DARKNESS; DOWN-REGULATION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEOLYSIS; TOBACCO; VACUOLES;

EID: 84891882709     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert285     Document Type: Article

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