Alternative Respiratory Pathway Component Genes (AOX and ND) in Rice and Barley and Their Response to Stress

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 915
• Main Authors: Wanniarachchi, Vajira, Dametto, Lettee, Sweetman, Crystal, Shavrukov, Yuri, Day, David, Jenkins, Colin, Soole, Kathleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 20.03.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Barley; Chromosomes; Cytochrome; Dehydrogenases; Genes; Oxidative stress; Plant mitochondria; Proteins; Rice; NADH dehydrogenase; barley; rice; alternative oxidase; oxidative stress

Plants have a non-energy conserving bypass of the classical mitochondrial cytochrome c pathway, known as the alternative respiratory pathway (AP). This involves type II NAD(P)H dehydrogenases (NDs) on both sides of the mitochondrial inner membrane, ubiquinone, and the alternative oxidase (AOX). The...