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Title: GLYCINE MAX ACCC-2 GENE ENCODING BIOTIN CARBOXYLASE PRECURSOR FROM HETEROMERIC ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE

Author
item Nielsen, Niels
item REVERDATTO, SERGEI - PURDUE UNIV, BIOCHEMISTRY
item BEILINSON, VADIM - PURDUE UNIV, BIOCHEMISTRY

Submitted to: Genbank
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/13/1998
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Because oil is an important product derived from soybean, understanding the biological mechanisms that regulate its biosynthesis is essential. The chloroplast enzyme called acetyl CoA carboxylase is responsible for a key reaction during the formation of the fatty acids used for oil biosynthesis. Four components, or subunits, are assembled to form chloroplast acetyl CoA carboxylase in soybean. One of these subunits is called biotin carboxylase (BCase), and it seems to be encoded by at least three different genes. This technical report describes a DNA that encodes the product from the second of the BCase genes (accC-2) from soybean. The information is directed toward specialists who are interested in acetyl CoA carboxylase. Manipulation of the genes that encode acetyl CoA carboxylase may permit changes in the amount of oil accumulated by soybean.