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Comparative metabolomics charts the impact of genotype-dependent methionine accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Amino acids - 1 Oct 2010
Kusano Miyako, Fukushima Atsushi, Redestig Henning, Kobayashi Makoto, Otsuki Hitomi, Onouchi Hitoshi, Naito Satoshi, Hirai Masami Yokota, Saito Kazuki
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Methionine (Met) is an essential amino acid for all organisms. In plants, Met also functions as a precursor of plant hormones, polyamines, and defense metabolites. The regulatory mechanism of Met biosynthesis is highly complex and, despite its great importance, remains unclear. To investigate how accumulation of Met influences metabolism as a whole in Arabidopsis, three methionine over-accumulation (mto) mutants...
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