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Coordinated regulation of NAD-malic enzyme and pyruvate dehydrogenase during deacidification in CAM

Reference	BR301880
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Hugh Nimmo
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor John Lindsay, Professor M Wilkins
Institution	University of Glasgow
Department	IBLS Division of Biochemistry & Molecula
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	151,716
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/09/1995
End date	01/03/2000
Duration	54 months

Abstract

Malate decarboxylation and resynthesis of carbohydrate during the day are of fundamental importance in Crassulacean acid metabolism plants. The regulation of these processes involves coordinated control of the mitochondrial enzymes NAD-malic enzyme and pyruvate dehydrogenase. We have already shown that both of these enzymes are subject to diurnal regulation. We propose to define the nature and significance of the regulatory mechanisms involved. The work will include studies of isolated mitochondria and purified enzymes, cloning of the pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase gene and in the long term, construction of transgenic plants.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Biochemistry of Metabolic Regulation in Plants III (BR3) [1994]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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