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ArticleScientific reports2017

The role of glutamine synthetase isozymes in enhancing nitrogen use efficiency of N-efficient winter wheat.

Zhiyong Zhang, Shuping Xiong, Yihao Wei, Xiaodan Meng, Xiaochun Wang, Xinming Ma

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhiyong ZhangCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Shuping XiongCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Yihao WeiCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Xiaodan MengCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
Xiaochun WangDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Henan Agriculture University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China. xiaochun.w@163.com.
Xinming MaCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Grain Crops, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China. xinmingma@126.com.
Henan Agricultural University · CNMinistry of Agriculture · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glutamine synthetase (GS) isozymes play critical roles in nitrogen (N) metabolism. However, the exact relationship between GS and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) remain unclear. We have selected and compared two wheat cultivars, YM49 and XN509, which were identified as the N-efficient and N-inefficient genotypes, respectively. In this study, agronomical, morphological, physiological and biochemical approaches were performed. The results showed that TaGS1 was high expressed post-anthesis, and TaGS2 was highly expressed pre-anthesis in N-efficient genotype compared to N-inefficient genotype. GS1 and GS2 isozymes were also separated by native-PAGE and found that the spatial and temporal distribution of GS isozymes, their expression of gene and protein subunits in source-sink-flow organs during development periods triggered the pool strength and influenced the N flow. According to the physiological role of GS isozymes, we illustrated four metabolic regulation points, by which acting collaboratively in different organs, accelerating the transport of nutrients to the grain. It suggested that the regulation of GS isozymes may promote flow strength and enhance NUE by a complex C-N metabolic mechanism. The relative activity or amount of GS1 and GS2 isozymes could be a potential marker to predict and select wheat genotypes with enhanced NUE.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenotypeGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseIsoenzymesNitrogenPhenotypePlant LeavesPlant ProteinsQuantitative Trait LociTissue DistributionTriticumUp-RegulationGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseIsoenzymesNitrogenPlant Proteins

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