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A seed high-lysine trait is negatively associated with the TCA cycle and slows down Arabidopsis seed germination.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2011
Angelovici Ruthie, Fait Aaron, Fernie Alisdair R, Galili Gad
Abstract excerpt
• Lysine is a nutritionally important essential amino acid, but significant elevation of its levels in Arabidopsis seeds, by enhancing its synthesis and blocking its catabolism, causes a retardation of germination. Here, we hypothesized that this negative effect is associated with changes in primary metabolism and gene expression programs that are essential for early germination. • Seeds at different stages of...
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