Plant Metabolism Laboratory
- Plant Metabolism Laboratory
- Plant Metabolism Laboratory
Prof. Rachel Amir
Elucidating the Importance of the Catabolic Enzyme, Methionine-gamma-Lyase, in Stresses during Arabidopsis Seed Development and Germination
Hacham Y, Shitrit O, Nisimi O, Friebach M, Amir R.
Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1143021
2023
Cystathionine γ-synthase expression alters metabolic and DNA methylation profiles in Arabidopsis leaves and seeds
Girija A, Hacham Y, Dvir S, Panda S, Lieberman-Lazarovich M, Amir R.
Plant Physiology (In Press)
2023
A Myb transcription factor, PgMyb308-like, enhances the level of shikimate, aromatic amino acids, and lignins, but represses the synthesis of flavonoids and hydrolyzable tannins, in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
Dhakarey R, Yaritz U, Tian L, Amir R.
Horticulture Research. 9: uhac008. IF=7.291
2022
Metabolic profiling of outer fruit peels from 15 accessions of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
Yaritz U, Schweitzer R, Holland D, Tian L, Amir R.
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. IF=4.556
2022
The effect of 10 hosts on the primary metabolic profile of the parasitic plant, Phelipanche aegyptiaca
Kumar K, Hacham Y, Amir R.
Metabolites 12, 1195 IF=5.58
2022
Discovery and characterization of small molecule inhibitors of cystathionine gamma-synthase with in-planta activity
Bloch I, Haviv H, Rapoport I, Cohen E, Ben Shushan R, Dotan N, Hacham Y, Amir R*, GaL M.
Plant Biotechnology Journal 19: 1785-1797. *corresponding author IF=13.26
2021
Editorial: Amino Acids in Plants: Regulation and Functions in Development and Stress Defense
Trovato M, Funck D, Forlani G, Okumoto S, Amir R.
Frontiers in Plant Science 12:772810. IF=6.627
2021
Enhanced production of aromatic amino acids in tobacco plants leads to increased phenylpropanoid metabolites and tolerance to stresses
Oliva M, Guy A, Galili G, Dor E, Schweitzar R, Amir R*, Hacham Y.
Plant Science 11: 604349. * corresponding author. IF=6.627
2021
Evidence for a significant role for glutathione reductase in sulfur assimilation pathway
Cohen A, Hacham Y, Welfe Y, Amir R.
The Plant Journal 102: 246-261.
2020
The level of methionine residues in storage proteins is the main limiting factor of protein-bound-methionine accumulation in Arabidopsis seeds
Girija A, Shotan D, Hacham Y, Amir R.
Frontiers in Plant Science 11:1136
2020
Elucidating the role of shikimate dehydrogenase in controlling the production of anthocyanins and hydrolysable tannins in the outer peels of pomegranate
Habashi R, Hacham Y, Dhakarey R, Matityahu I, Holland D, Tian L, Amir R.
BMC Plant Biology volume 19, Article number: 476 (2019)
2019
Revisiting the attempts to fortify methionine contents in plant seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany.
Cohen H, Hacham Y, Amir R.
In Press 2019
2019
Root stem cell niche maintenance and apical meristem activity critically depend on THREONINE SYNTHASE1
Reyes-Hernández BJ, Shishkova S, Amir R, Quintana-Armas AX, Napsucialy-Mendivil S, Cervantes-Gámez RG, Torres-Martínez EG, Montiel J, Wood C, G. Dubrovsky J.
Journal of Experimental Botany 2019 Volume 70 Issue 15 Pages 3835-3849
2019
Establishment of Punica granatum L. peel cell culture to produce bioactive compounds
Rubinovich L, Segev B, Habashi R, Con P, and Amir R.
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 2019 Volume 138 Pages 131-140
2019
The biodiversity of different traits of pomegranate fruit peels from a broad collection of diverse cultivars.
Amir R, Borochov-Neori H, Tian L, Holland D.
Scientia Horticulturae 2019 Volume 246 Pages 842-848
2019
Gene expression and metabolite profiling analyses of developing pomegranate fruit peel reveal interactions between anthocyanin and punicalagin production.
Harel Beja R, Tian L, Freilich S, Habashi R, Borochov-Neori H, Lahav T, Trainin T, Doron-Faigenboim A, Ophir R, Bar-Ya?akov I, Amir R, Holland D.
Tree Genetics & Genomes 2019 Volume 15 Pages 22
2019
The level of threonine in tobacco seeds is limited by substrate availability, while the level of methionine is limited also by the activity of cystathionine ?-synthase
Matityahu I, Godo I, Hacham Y, Amir R.
Plant Science 2019 Volume 283 Pages 195-205
2019
Primary metabolites, anthocyanins and hydrolizable tannins in the pomegranate fruit
Bar-Ya'akov I, Tian L, Amir R, Holland D.
Frontiers in Plant Science 2019 Volume 17 Pages 620
2019
Constitutive expression of feedback-insensitive cystathionine ?-synthase increases methionine levels in soybean leaves and seeds.
Yu Y, Hou W, Hacham Y, Sun S, Wu C, Matityahu I, Song S, Amir R, Han T.
Journal of Integrative Agriculture 2018 Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 54?62
2018
The metabolic roles of free amino acids during seed development
Amir R, Galili G, Cohen H.
Plant Science 2018 Issue 275 Pages 11-18
2018
What can we learn about the traits of aril juice by studying wide collections of diverse pomegranate fruits?
Amir R, Holland D, Tian L
In Pomegranate, cultivation, composition, antioxidant properties, and health benefits. ,2018, Rafat A. Siddiqui, Mohammed Akbar Ed. ,Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY., Pages 203-231
2018
Characterization of a UGT84 family glycosyltransferase provides new insights into substrate binding and reactivity of galloylglucose ester-forming UGTs.
Wilson A, Feng X, Ono N, Holland D, Amir R, Tian, L.
Biochemistry 2018 Volume 56 Pages 6389-6400
2018
Elucidating the effects of higher expression level of cystationione ?-synthase on methionine contents in transgenic Arabidopsis, soybean and tobacco seeds.
Cohen H, Hacham Y, Matityahu I, Amir R.
In Sulfur Metabolism in Higher Plants - Fundamental. Environmental and Agricultural Aspects. ,2017, De Kok, L.J., Haneklaus, S.H., Hawkesford, M.J. and Schnug Ed. ,E. Springer The Netherlands, Pages
2017
The effects of herbicides targeting aromatic and branched chain amino acid biosynthesis support the presence of functional pathways in broomrape.
Dor E, Galili S, Snirnov E, Hacham Y, Amir R, Hershenhorn J.
Frontiers in Plant Science 2017 Volume 8 Pages 707
2017
Metabolic investigation of Phelipanche aegyptiaca reveals significant changes during developmental stages and in its different organs
Nativ N, Hacham Y, Hershenhorn J, Dor E, Amir R.
Frontiers in Plant Science 2017 Volume 8 Pages 491
2017