The role of endoxyloglucan transferase in the organization of plant cell walls

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 173, Issue , 1997, Pages 157-206

  Nishitani, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cellulose; Endoxyloglucan transferase (EXGT); Molecular grafting; Plant hormone; Protein (XRP); Xyloglucan; Xyloglucan related

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; CELLULOSE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUCAN; HYDROLASE; PHYTOHORMONE; PHYTOSTEROL; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031009723     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62477-8     Document Type: Review

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