Tryptophan decarboxylase is encoded by two autonomously regulated genes in Camptotheca acuminata which are differentially expressed during development and stress

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1167-1175

  López Meyer, Melina ^a   Nessler, Craig L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TREE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TREES;

CAMPTOTHECA; CAMPTOTHECA ACUMINATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031171730     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11061167.x     Document Type: Article

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