GLUTAMINE INDUCES THE N-DEPENDENT ACCUMULATION OF MESSENGER-RNAS ENCODING PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE AND CARBONIC-ANHYDRASE IN DETAHED MAIZE LEAF TISSUE

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SUGIHARTO, B
SUZUKI, I
BURNELL, JN
SUGIYAMA, T [1 ]
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[1] NAGOYA UNIV,SCH AGR,DEPT AGR CHEM,NAGOYA 46401,JAPAN
[2] QUEENSLAND UNIV TECHNOL,CTR MOLEC BIOTECHNOL,BRISBANE,QLD 4001,AUSTRALIA
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10.1104/pp.100.4.2066
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Q94 [植物学];
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We have used detached leaves to study the N-dependent control of expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) genes in maize (Zea mays L. cv Golden Cross Bantam T51). Following supplementation with an N-source and zeatin, PEPC and CA mRNA levels increased in leaves detached from N-deficient maize plants. Addition of methionine sulfoximine (MSX), a specific inhibitor of glutamine synthetase, inhibited the nitrate-dependent increase of PEPC and CA mRNA but did not affect the glutamine-dependent increase of PEPC and CA mRNA levels. Glutamine levels in detached maize leaves treated with various N sources in the presence or absence of MSX correlated with the levels of PEPC and CA mRNA. We conclude that glutamine is the most likely effector for controlling the N-dependent expression of PEPC and CA in maize plants.
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