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Functional characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana isopropylmalate dehydrogenases reveals their important roles in gametophyte development.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2011
He Yan, Chen Liqun, Zhou Yuan, Mawhinney Thomas P, Chen Bing, Kang Byung-Ho, Hauser Bernard A, Chen Sixue
Abstract excerpt
• Isopropylmalate dehydrogenases (IPMDHs) catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of 3-isopropylmalate (3-IPM) in leucine biosynthesis in microorganisms. The Arabidopsis thaliana genome contains three putative IPMDH genes. • IPMDH2 and IPMDH3 proteins exhibited significantly higher activity toward 3-IPM than IPMDH1, which is indicative of a pivotal role in leucine biosynthesis. Single mutants of IPMDH2 or IPMDH3...
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