Relative contributions of nine genes in the pathway of histidine biosynthesis to the control of free histidine concentrations in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Journal article

Despite the functional importance of histidine (His) as an essential amino acid in proteins and as a metal-coordinating ligand, comparatively little is known about the regulation of its biosynthesis in plants and the potential for metabolic engineering of this pathway. To investigate the contribution of different steps in the pathway to overall control of His biosynthesis, nine His biosynthetic genes were individually over-expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana to determine their effects on free a...

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Authors: Rees, J; Ingle, R; Smith, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Plant biotechnology journal
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 499-511
• Publication date: 2009-08-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00419.x
• EISSN: 1467-7652
• ISSN: 1467-7644
• Language: English
• Keywords: Arabidopsis; Genes, Plant; DNA, Complementary; Arabidopsis Proteins; ATP Phosphoribosyltransferase; Plants, Genetically Modified; Histidine; Metals; Amino Acids