A molecular gauge for nitrogen economy in plants

Timothy R Fallon; Jing-Ke Weng

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.007

A molecular gauge for nitrogen economy in plants

Cell. 2014 Nov 20;159(5):977-978. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.007.

Authors

Timothy R Fallon¹, Jing-Ke Weng²

Affiliations

¹ Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
² Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: wengj@wi.mit.edu.

PMID: 25416938
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.007

Abstract

Understanding nitrogen metabolism in plants holds promise for future agricultural improvements. Chellamuthu et al. now identify a feedback regulation in plant nitrogen metabolism through glutamine sensing. This mechanism appears to be conserved from algae to flowering plants with a few surprising exceptions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Glutamine / metabolism*
Plants / metabolism*

Substances

Glutamine