A molecular gauge for nitrogen economy in plants.

Fallon, Timothy R; Weng, Jing-Ke · Cell · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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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.

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