Modulation of plant ethylene levels by the bacterial enzyme ACC deaminase

Soil microorganisms that produce the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase promote plant growth by sequestering and cleaving plant-produced ACC, and thereby lowering the level of ethylene in the plant. Decreased ethylene levels allows the plant to be more resistant to a wide varie...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology letters 2005-10, Vol.251 (1), p.1-7
Main Author: Glick, Bernard R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACC deaminase
Bacteria
Bacteria - enzymology
Bacteria - genetics
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Biological evolution
Carbon-Carbon Lyases - genetics
Carbon-Carbon Lyases - metabolism
Environmental stress
Enzymes
Ethylene
Ethylenes - metabolism
Evolutionary genetics
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gene expression
Levels
Metabolism. Enzymes
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Parasitism and symbiosis
Plant Development
Plant growth
Plant growth-promoting bacteria
Plant physiology and development
Plants - enzymology
Plants - metabolism
Plants - microbiology
Sequestering
Soil microorganisms
Symbiosis
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Summary:Soil microorganisms that produce the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase promote plant growth by sequestering and cleaving plant-produced ACC, and thereby lowering the level of ethylene in the plant. Decreased ethylene levels allows the plant to be more resistant to a wide variety of environmental stresses. Here, the biochemistry of ACC deaminase; the environmental distribution, regulation, evolution and expression of ACC deaminase genes; and information regarding the effect of this enzyme on different plants is documented and discussed.
ISSN:0378-1097
1574-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.femsle.2005.07.030