CYSTEINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS - ISOLATION AND FUNCTIONAL IDENTIFICATION OF A CDNA-ENCODING A SERINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE FROM ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA

被引:38
作者
BOGDANOVA, N [1 ]
BORK, C [1 ]
HELL, R [1 ]
机构
[1] RUHR UNIV BOCHUM,LEHRSTUHL PFLANZENPHYSIOL,D-44780 BOCHUM,GERMANY
关键词
CYSTEINE SYNTHESIS; SERINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; SULFATE ASSIMILATION; COMPLEMENTATION; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(94)01392-E
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A cDNA encoding for serine acetyltransferase which catalyzes the committing step of cysteine biosynthesis has been cloned from Arabidopsis thaliana. The plant protein has a predicted molecular weight of 32.8 kDa and shows up to 43% of amino acid homology to bacterial serine acetyltransferases. It complements a serine acetyltransferase negative E. coli mutant and can be enzymatically determined in the heterologous host. The corresponding mRNA is predominantely expressed in light exposed tissue and represents one of at least two related genes.
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