Overexpression of malate dehydrogenase in transgenic alfalfa enhances organic acid synthesis and confers tolerance to aluminum

Plant Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1836-1844

  Tesfaye, Mesfin ^a   Temple, Stephen J ^a   Allan, Deborah L ^a   Vance, Carroll P ^a   Samac, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ENZYMES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOILS; TOXICITY;

ORGANIC ACID SYNTHESIS;

CROPS;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

ALUMINUM; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BEL1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; PEPC PROTEINASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYDROPONICS; METABOLISM; PH; SOIL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALUMINUM; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPONICS; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SOIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRICARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 85047682352     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.010376     Document Type: Article

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