ZRP2: A novel maize gene whose mRNA accumulates in the root cortex and mature stems

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 367-375

  Held, Bruce M ^a   John, Isaac ^a,b   Wang, Huiquing ^a,c   Moragoda, Lathika ^a   Tirimanne, T Shamala ^a,d   Wurtele, Eve Syrkin ^a   Colbert, James T ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SUGEN INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cortex; Gene expression; In situ hybridization; Organ preferential; Root; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031259761     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005830313272     Document Type: Article

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