Characterization of SaMADS D from Sinapis alba suggests a dual function of the gene: In inflorescence development and floral organogenesis

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 573-582

  Bonhomme, F ^a   Sommer, H ^b   Bernier, G ^a   Jacqmard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Inflorescence meristem identity; Inflorescence reversion; MADS box; SaMADS D; Sinapis alba

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MERISTEM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MERISTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSTARD PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; BRASSICA; SINAPIS ALBA;

EID: 0031194727     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005852528210     Document Type: Article

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