Sequence analysis of the cloned glossy8 gene of maize suggests that it may code for a β-ketoacyl reductase required for the biosynthesis of cuticular waxes

Plant Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 501-510

  Xu, Xiaojie ^a   Dietrich, Charles R ^a   Delledonne, Massimo ^a,b   Xia, Yiji ^a,c   Wen, Tsui Jung ^a   Robertson, Donald S ^a   Nikolau, Basil J ^a   Schnable, Patrick S ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BETA KETOACYL REDUCTASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONED GENE; COPY DNA; CUTICLE WAX; DNA FRAGMENT; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GLOSSY 8 GENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAIZE; MUTATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031251840     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.115.2.501     Document Type: Article

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