iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis provides insights into the biological mechanism of ammonium metabolism in tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.)

• Published in: Acta physiologiae plantarum Vol. 42; no. 4
• Main Authors: Liu, Mei-Ya, Tang, Dandan, Zhang, Qunfeng, Ruan, Jianyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Amino acids; Ammonia; Ammonium; Assimilation; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biosynthesis; Catechin; Cinnamic acid; Energy metabolism; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; Enzymes; Flavonoids; Gene expression; Glutamate-ammonia ligase; Glutamine; Life Sciences; Metabolic pathways; Metabolism; Nutrition; Original Article; Phenylalanine; Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; Photosynthesis; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Proteins; Proteomics; Tea; Assimilation; iTRAQ; Ammonium; Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; Glutamine synthetase; Tea plant

Tea plant prefers ammonium as the dominant inorganic nitrogen source. However, the mechanism behind this preference has not been fully understood. To obtain a better understanding of the preferential assimilation of ammonium in tea, iTRAQ-based proteomics was conducted between 0 and 12 h after ammon...