Amino Acid Catabolism in Plants

Amino acids have various prominent functions in plants. Besides their usage during protein biosynthesis, they also represent building blocks for several other biosynthesis pathways and play pivotal roles during signaling processes as well as in plant stress response. In general, pool sizes of the 20...

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Published in:Molecular plant 2015-11, Vol.8 (11), p.1563-1579
Main Authors: Hildebrandt, Tatjana M, Nunes Nesi, Adriano, Araújo, Wagner L, Braun, Hans-Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adenosine triphosphate
amino acid catabolism
Amino Acids - metabolism
carbon starvation
energy metabolism
enzyme regulation
Plants - metabolism
传递过程
分解代谢
植物细胞生理学
氨基酸代谢
生物合成途径
生物学作用
生理状态
降解途径
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Summary:Amino acids have various prominent functions in plants. Besides their usage during protein biosynthesis, they also represent building blocks for several other biosynthesis pathways and play pivotal roles during signaling processes as well as in plant stress response. In general, pool sizes of the 20 amino acids differ strongly and change dynamically depending on the developmental and physiological state of the plant cell. Besides amino acid biosynthesis, which has already been investigated in great detail, the catabolism of amino acids is of central importance for adjusting their pool sizes but so far has drawn much less attention. The degradation of amino acids can also contribute substantially to the energy state of plant cells under certain physiological conditions, e.g. carbon starvation. In this review, we discuss the biological role of amino acid catabolism and summarize current knowledge on amino acid degradation pathways and their regulation in the context of plant cell physiology.
ISSN:1674-2052
1752-9867
DOI:10.1016/j.molp.2015.09.005