| Gene Symbol |
me3
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| Entrez Gene |
542233
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| Alt Symbol |
NADP-ME
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| Species |
Corn
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
NADP malic enzyme3
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| Other Description |
Mod1|NADP-dependent malic enzyme, chloroplastic|SOG0068|csu16|csu16a|csuh00016|csuh16|mitochondrial malic enzyme 3|npi231(me)|npi231-me1|pTN5|umc13a|umc313(csuh16)
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| Swissprots |
P16243
|
| Accessions |
P16243 J05130 AAA33487 NM_001111843 NP_001105313
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| Function |
The chloroplastic ME isoform decarboxylates malate shuttled from neighboring mesophyll cells. The CO(2) released is then refixed by ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase. This pathway eliminates the photorespiratory loss of CO(2) that occurs in most plants.
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| Subcellular Location |
Plastid, chloroplast.
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| Top Pathways |
Pyruvate metabolism, Carbon metabolism, Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms
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