EVIDENCE FOR CROSS-PATHWAY REGULATION OF METABOLIC GENE-EXPRESSION IN PLANTS

被引:72
作者
GUYER, D [1 ]
PATTON, D [1 ]
WARD, E [1 ]
机构
[1] CIBA AGR BIOTECHNOL,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC 27709
关键词
D O I
10.1073/pnas.92.11.4997
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In Arabidopsis thaliana, blocking histidine biosynthesis with a specific inhibitor of imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase caused increased expression of eight genes involved in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, histidine, lysine, and purines. A decrease in expression of glutamine synthetase was also observed. Addition of histidine eliminated the gene-regulating effects of the inhibitor, demonstrating that the changes in gene expression resulted from histidine-pathway blockage. These results show that plants are capable of cross-pathway metabolic regulation.
引用
收藏
页码:4997 / 5000
页数:4
相关论文
共 37 条