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SUBMITTER: Bovet L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6918383 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bovet Lucien L Cheval Cecilia C Hilfiker Aurore A Battey James J Langlet Delphine D Broye Herve H Schwaar Joanne J Ozelley Pierrick P Lang Gerhard G Bakaher Nicolas N Laparra Helene H Goepfert Simon S
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20191111 11
Senescence is a genetically controlled mechanism that modifies leaf chemistry. This involves significant changes in the accumulation of carbon- and nitrogen-containing compounds, including asparagine through the activity of asparagine synthetases. These enzymes are required for nitrogen re-assimilation and remobilization in plants; however, their mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we report how leaf curing-a senescence-induced process that allows tobacco leaves to dry out-modifies the as ...[more]