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Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana GCN2 kinase roles in seed germination and plant development.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Jan 2015
Liu Xiaoyu, Merchant Azim, Rockett Kristin S, McCormack Maggie, Pajerowska-Mukhtar Karolina M
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Eukaryotic GCN2 (general control nonderepressible 2) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that plays an essential role in modulating amino acid metabolism in response to nutrient deprivation. A wide spectrum of GCN2 functions in yeast and mammals has been characterized that spans from responses to amino acid deficiency, development, differentiation and proper functions of mammalian organs to organism's life span,...
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