A gene encoding a major Kunitz proteinase inhibitor of storage organs of winged bean is also expressed in the phloem of stems

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1209-1213

  Habu, Yoshiki ^a,b   Fukushima, Hisayo ^a,c   Sakata, Yoichi ^a,d   Abe, Hisashi ^a,e   Funada, Ryo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Hokkaido Prefectural Police Headquarters   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kunitz proteinase inhibitor; phloem; seed protein; sieve tube

Indexed keywords

BEAN; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KUNITZ CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0030451684     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00041408     Document Type: Article

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