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However, this region is not essential for the catalytic activity of this enzyme, as deduced from the complementation test of an Escherichia coli CGS mutant. To determine the function of this N-terminal region, we overexpressed full-length Arabidopsis CGS and its truncated version that lacks the N-terminal region in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants. Transgenic plants expressing both types of CGS had a significant higher level of Met,S-methyl-Met, and Met content in their proteins. However, although plants expressing full-length CGS showed the same phenotype and developmental pattern as wild-type plants, those expressing the truncated CGS showed a severely abnormal phenotype. These abnormal plants also emitted high levels of Met catabolic products, dimethyl sulfide and carbon disulfide. The level of ethylene, the Met-derived hormone, was 40 times higher than in wild-type plants. Since the alien CGS was expressed at comparable levels in both types of transgenic plants, we further suggest that post-translational modification(s) occurs in this N-terminal region, which regulate CGS and\/or Met metabolism. 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