Plant Metabolism Laboratory

Prof. Rachel Amir

Improving the nutritional quality of plants through enhanced accumulation of essential amino acids by genetic engineering.

O. Shaul; R. Amir; G. Galili
Europe BioForum 2006 Volume 10 Pages 36-38.
2006

Transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing the Met25 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae exhibit enhanced levels of cysteine and glutathione and increased tolerance to oxidative stress

I. Matityahu; L. Kachan; I. Bar Ilan; R. Amir
Amino Acids 2006 Volume 30 Issue 2 Pages 185-94
2006

The expression level of threonine synthase and cystathionine-gamma-synthase is influenced by the level of both threonine and methionine in Arabidopsis plants

T. Avraham; R. Amir
Transgenic Res 2005 Volume 14 Issue 3 Pages 299-311
2005

Aggregates formed as a result of the expression of yeast Met2 gene in transgenic tobacco plants, stimulate the production of stress-protective metabolites and increased the plants tolerance to heat stress

D. Gamrasni; I. Matityahu; A. R.
Mol. Breeding 2005 Volume 15 Pages 65-74.
2005

Enhanced levels of methionine and cysteine in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants over-expressing the Arabidopsis cystathionine gamma-synthase gene

T. Avraham; H. Badani; S. Galili; R. Amir
Plant Biotechnol J 2005 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 71-9
2005

Improving the levels of essential amino acids and sulfur metabolites in plants

G. Galili; R. Amir; R. Hoefgen; H. Hesse
Biol Chem 2005 Volume 386 Issue 9 Pages 817-31
2005

Soluble methionine enhances accumulation of a 15 kDa zein, a methionine-rich storage protein, in transgenic alfalfa but not in transgenic tobacco plants

G. Amira; M. Ifat; A. Tal; B. Hana; G. Shmuel; A. Rachel
J Exp Bot 2005 Volume 56 Issue 419 Pages 2443-52
2005

Approaches to improve the nutritional values of transgenic plants by increasing their methionine content.

R. Amir; G. Galili
In Advances in Plant Physiology ,2003, A. Hemantaranjan Ed. ,Scientific Publishers Jodhpur, India, Pages 61-77
2003

Coexpression of the soybean vegetative storage protein beta subunit (S-VSPbeta) either with the bacterial feedback-insensitive dihydrodipicolinate synthase or with S-VSPalpha stabilizes the S-VSPbeta transgene protein and enhances lysine production in tra

D. Guenoune; R. Amir; H. Badani; S. Wolf; S. Galili
Transgenic Res 2003 Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 123-6
2003

Enhanced protein-bound lysine levels and improved nutritional quality of transgenic tobacco plants expressing the rumen stable soybean vegetative storage protein, beta subunit.

D. Guenoune; R. Amir; H. Badani; S. Wolf; S. Galili
Trans. Res 2003 Volume 12 Pages 123-126
2003

In vivo analysis of various substrates utilized by cystathionine gamma-synthase and O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase in methionine biosynthesis

Y. Hacham; U. Gophna; R. Amir
Mol Biol Evol 2003 Volume 20 Issue 9 Pages 1513-20
2003

Combined expression of S-VSPalpha in two different organelles enhances its accumulation and total lysine production in leaves of transgenic tobacco plants

D. Guenoune; R. Amir; H. Badani; S. Wolf; S. Galili
J Exp Bot 2002 Volume 53 Issue 376 Pages 1867-70
2002

Cystathionine gamma-synthase and threonine synthase operate in concert to regulate carbon flow towards methionine in plants

R. Amir; Y. Hacham; G. Galili
Trends Plant Sci 2002 Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 153-6
2002

Resistance of soybean vegetative storage proteins (S-VSPs) to proteolysis by rumen microorganisms

D. Guenoune; S. Landau; R. Amir; H. Badani; L. Devash; S. Wolf; S. Galili
J Agric Food Chem 2002 Volume 50 Issue 8 Pages 2256-60
2002

The N-terminal region of Arabidopsis cystathionine gamma-synthase plays an important regulatory role in methionine metabolism

Y. Hacham; T. Avraham; R. Amir
Plant Physiol 2002 Volume 128 Issue 2 Pages 454-62
2002

Plant seeds: an exciting model system for dissecting molecular and cellular regulation of metabolic processes

G. Galili; G. Tang; X. Zhu; R. Amir; H. Levanony; G. Shy; E. Herman
Israel J. Plant Sci. 2000 Volume 48 Pages 181-187.
2000

Morchella conica exhibiting a long fruiting season

R. Amir; M. Goldway; D. Goldberg; Y. Hadar; D. Levanon
Mycol. Res. 2000 Volume 104 Pages 1000-1004
2000

Regulation of lysine and threonine metabolism in plants

R. Amir; G. Galili
In Genetic Engineering, Principles and Methods ,1999, J. Setlow Ed. ,Plenum Press , Pages 57-77
1999

T-DNA and â??gain of functionâ? tobacco mutants with altered threonine metabolism

R. Amir; H. Karchi; L. Yang; A. Perl; G. Galili
In Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century ,1999, A. Altmann ; M. Ziv Ed. ,Kluwer Academic Publishers , Pages 273-276.
1999

A soybean vegetative storage protein accumulates to high levels in various organs of transgenic tobacco plants

D. Guenoune; R. Amir; B. Ben-Dor; S. Wolf; S. Galili
Plant Sci. 1999 Volume 145 Pages 93-98.
1999

Expression of soybean vegetative storage proteins (VSP) in tobacco leaves

D. Guenoune; R. Amir; S. Wolf; H. Wininger; H. Badani; B. Ben-Dor; S. Galili
In Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century ,1999, M. Z. A Altmann Ed. ,Kluwer Academic Publishers , Pages 296-299.
1999

Molecular approaches for improving quality of forage legumes

S. Galili; R. Amir; D. Guenoune
In Plant Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century ,1999, M. Z. A Altmann Ed. ,Kluwer Academic Publishers , Pages 293-296
1999

Cloning and expression of an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA encoding a monofunctional aspartate kinase homologous to the lysine-sensitive enzyme of Escherichia coli

G. Tang; J. X. Zhu-Shimoni; R. Amir; I. B. Zchori; G. Galili
Plant Mol Biol 1997 Volume 34 Issue 2 Pages 287-93
1997

Expression of bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthase in transgenic plants: potentials to improve lysine content in forage, grain and tuber crops

G. Galili; H. Karchi; O. Shaul; X. Zhu-Shimoni; D. Miron; L. Yang; S. Ben-Yaacov; A. Perl; R. Amir
Acta Horticul. 1997 Volume 447 Pages 551-559.
1997

Expression of bacterial dihydrodipicolinate synthase in transgenic plants: Potentials to improve lysine content in forage, grain and tuber crops.

G. Galili; R. Amir; H. Karchi; O. Shaul; X. Zhu; D. Miron; L. Yang; S. Ben-Yaacov; A. Perl
In Proceedings of the 3rd International ISHS Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding ,1996, M. Z. A Altmann Ed. , , Pages 551-561
1996