Expression pattern of a nuclear encoded mitochondrial arginine-ornithine translocator gene from Arabidopsis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Arginine and citrulline serve as nitrogen storage forms, but are also involved in biosynthetic and catabolic pathways. Metabolism of arginine, citrulline and ornithine is distributed between mitochondria and cytosol. For the shuttle...

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Main Authors: Schneider Anja, Kunze Reinhard, Wipf Daniel, Hilpert Melanie, Desimone Marcelo, Catoni Elisabetta, Flügge Ulf-Ingo, Schumacher Karin, Frommer Wolf B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/3/1