Characterization of the NADP malic enzyme gene family in the facultative, single-cell C-4 monocot Hydrilla verticillata

Estavillo, GonzaloRao, Srinath K.Reiskind, Julia B.Bowes, George2015-12-080166-8595http://hdl.handle.net/1885/37466Hydrilla verticillata has a facultative single-cell system that changes from C3 to C4 photosynthesis. A NADP+-dependent malic enzyme (NADP-ME) provides a high [CO2] for Rubisco fixation in the C4 leaf chloroplasts. Of three NADP-ME genes identified, onlyKeywords: complementary DNA; isoenzyme; malate dehydrogenase; malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate decarboxylating) (NADP+); malate dehydrogenase (oxaloacetate-decarboxylating) (NADP+); recombinant protein; unclassified drug; article; biology; classification; enzymol Aquatic angiosperm; C4 photosynthesis; Expression pattern; Gene family; Hydrilla verticillata; Isoforms; NADP-malic enzyme; Recombinant proteinCharacterization of the NADP malic enzyme gene family in the facultative, single-cell C-4 monocot Hydrilla verticillata200710.1007/s11120-007-9212-y2015-12-08