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Arabidopsis mutants lacking asparaginases develop normally but exhibit enhanced root inhibition by exogenous asparagine.
Amino acids - 1 Jun 2012
Ivanov Ana, Kameka Alexander, Pajak Agnieszka, Bruneau Luanne, Beyaert Ronald, Hernández-Sebastià Cinta, Marsolais Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
Asparaginase catalyzes the degradation of L-asparagine to L-aspartic acid and ammonia, and is implicated in the catabolism of transported asparagine in sink tissues of higher plants. The Arabidopsis genome includes two genes, ASPGA1 and ASPGB1, belonging to distinct asparaginase subfamilies. Conditions of severe nitrogen limitation resulted in a slight decrease in seed size in wild-type Arabidopsis. However, this...
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