Evidence supporting distinct functions of three cytosolic glutamine synthetases and two NADH-glutamate synthases in rice

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 5519-5525

  Yamaya, Tomoyuki ^a   Kusano, Miyako ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glutamate synthase; Glutamine synthetase; Metabolic balance; Nitrogen utilization; Physiological function; Rice

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE (NADH); ISOENZYME; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEREAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; REVERSE GENETICS; RICE;

CEREALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE (NADH); ISOENZYMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; REVERSE GENETICS;

EID: 84908179940     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru103     Document Type: Review

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