2000
Antisense HEMA1 RNA Expression Inhibits Heme and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis1
Kumar A, Söll D. Antisense HEMA1 RNA Expression Inhibits Heme and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis1. Plant Physiology 2000, 122: 49-56. PMID: 10631248, PMCID: PMC58843, DOI: 10.1104/pp.122.1.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoterCauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoterTransgenic Arabidopsis plantsGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseBiosynthesis of tetrapyrrolesNormal growth conditionsLevels of chlorophyllFormation of ALAArabidopsis plantsChlorophyll biosynthesisHemA geneChlorophyll deficiencyGsa geneFirst enzymeGene expressionEnzymatic stepsSecond enzymeHeme synthesisPlantsReductase expressionChlorophyllGrowth conditionsBiosynthesisHemeGenes
1996
Glutamate transfer RNA: a cofactor for heme and chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Madan Kumar A, Söll D. Glutamate transfer RNA: a cofactor for heme and chlorophyll biosynthesis. Indian Journal Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 1996, 33: 30-4. PMID: 8744830.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Transfer RNA and the formation of the heme and chlorophyll precursor, 5-aminolevulinic acid.
O'Neill G, Söll D. Transfer RNA and the formation of the heme and chlorophyll precursor, 5-aminolevulinic acid. BioFactors 1990, 2: 227-35. PMID: 2282139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlu-tRNA reductaseSequence-specific recognitionDual-function moleculeNADPH-dependent enzymeThree-step pathwayTransfer RNASpecific cofactorsChlorophyll precursorsLow molecular weight metabolitesNovel roleAmino acidsReduction of glutamatePeptide bond synthesisTRNAWeight metabolitesHemeMetabolic conversionBond synthesisBiosynthesisRNAOrganismsAcidCofactorProteinGlutamate