cDNA cloning of squalene synthase genes from mono- and dicotyledonous plants, and expression of the gene in rice

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1409-1413

  Hata, Shingo ^a   Sanmiya, Kazutsuka ^b   Kouchi, Hiroshi ^c   Matsuoka, Makoto ^b   Yamamoto, Naoki ^c   Izui, Katsura ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maize (Zea mays); mRNA level; Phylogenetic tree; Rice (Oriza sativa); Soybeans (Glycine max); Squalene synthase (EC 2.5.1.21)

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; GLYCINE MAX; LILIOPSIDA; ORIZA; ORIZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031453756     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029137     Document Type: Article

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