Advances in polyamine research in 2007.
Polyamines are small aliphatic amines found in all living organisms except some Archaea. In plants, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are major components which are not only involved in fundamental cellular processes, for example cell proliferation, differentiation, and programmed cell death, but also in adaptive responses to environmental stress. In this article we review plant polyamine research focusing on recent studies.
Kusano
Tomonobu
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Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. kusano@ige.tohoku.ac.jp
Yamaguchi
Koji
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Berberich
Thomas
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Takahashi
Yoshihiro
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D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011700:Putrescine / Q000378:metabolism; D013095:Spermidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013096:Spermine / Q000378:metabolism
D007473:Ion Channels; D011073:Polyamines; D013096:Spermine; D013095:Spermidine; D011700:Putrescine