Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: ZmTSA
• Gene Name: tryptophan synthase alpha
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Two TSA homologs, hitherto uncharacterized ZmTSA and ZmTSAlike, were functionally analyzed. ZmTSA is localized in plastids, the major site of tryptophan biosynthesis in plants.
• A 160 kD tryptophan synthase complex was partially purified from maize leaves and ZmTSA was identified as native α-subunit of this complex by mass spectrometry.
• ZmTSA has tryptophan synthase α activity.
• It was demonstrated in vivo and in vitro that maize forms a tryptophan synthase complex and ZmTSA functions as α-subunit in this complex.

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Literature:

• Characterisation of the tryptophan synthase alpha subunit in maize.   DOI:  10.1186/1471-2229-8-44 ;  PMID:  18430213

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: EU334442.1
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Source: Genetic information comes from the article