Distinct phenotypes generated by overexpression and suppression of S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase reveal developmental patterns of gene silencing in tobacco.

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S-Adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase (SAM-S) catalyzes the conversion of L-methionine and ATP into S-adenosyl-L-methionine. Tobacco plants that were transformed with a construct allowing high transcription levels of an Arabidopsis sam-s gene could be grouped into two main classes based on their morphology. One class developed yellow-green leaves and had high SAM-S activity and transgene mRNA levels, whereas the...

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