Structure and function of the plant alternative oxidase: its putative role in the oxygen defence mechanism.
Current understanding of the structure and function of the plant alternative oxidase is reviewed. In particular, the role of the oxidase in the protection of tissues against oxidative stress is developed.
Wagner
A M
AM
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Moore
A L
AL
D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase
D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D010100:Oxygen; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase