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Plant iNOS: conquest of the Holy Grail

Alain PuginOlivier LamotteDavid Wendehenne

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chemistry.chemical_classificationbiologyArabidopsisNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIfood and beveragesPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationModels BiologicalNitric oxideNitric oxide synthasechemistry.chemical_compoundEnzymechemistryBiochemistryArabidopsisTobaccoGlycinebiology.proteinAnimalsArabidopsis thalianaNitric Oxide SynthaseSignal transductionGeneGenome Plant

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In animals, nitric oxide (NO) is produced by a family of enzymes named nitric oxide synthases (NOSs). Although no NOS-like gene has been found in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, biochemical studies have suggested that a NOS-like protein is likely to be activated in plants resisting pathogens. This protein has been recently identified as a variant P protein of glycine decarboxylase. This discovery means that studies of nitric oxide signalling functions in plants are now entering a new phase.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2003-10-15Trends in Plant Science
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2003.09.003