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ArticlePlanta2004

Functional analysis and regulation of the malate synthase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

J Nogales, M I Guijo, A Quesada, F Merchán

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Article in Planta, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 53% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J NogalesDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC, C/ Ramiro de Maeztu n masculine 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
M I Guijo
A Quesada
F Merchán
Universidad de Extremadura · ESCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malate synthase (EC 2.3.3.9, formerly EC 4.1.2.2) has been investigated in the unicellular green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The molecular characteristics and the regulation of gene expression have been investigated for the enzyme. A full-length malate synthase cDNA has been isolated, containing an open reading frame of 1,641 bp encoding a polypeptide of 546 amino acids. This protein shares the conserved signature of the malate synthase family, along with the catalytic residues essential for enzymatic activity and a C-terminal motif that matches the consensus for glyoxysome import. Functionality studies have been facilitated by heterologous expression of the malate synthase cDNA in Escherichia coli. The remarkable metabolic versatility of the alga has been used to analyse the metabolic control of malate synthase gene expression. The data strongly support the role of acetate and light as the main regulatory effectors, and the existence of cross-talk between the two signalling pathways.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAcetatesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCells, CulturedChlamydomonas reinhardtiiConserved SequenceDNA, ComplementaryEscherichia coliGenetic VectorsLightMalate SynthaseMolecular Sequence DataPlasmidsSignal TransductionAcetatesDNA, ComplementaryMalate Synthase

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PMID14991408
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