A maize pectin methylesterase-like gene, ZmC5, specifically expressed in pollen

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 187-192

  Wakeley, P R ^a   Rogers, H J ^a,c   Rozycka, M ^a   Greenland, A J ^b   Hussey, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microsporogenesis; Pectin methylesterase; Pollen

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC GENE; CLONED GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; PECTINESTERASE; POLLEN; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ZMC5;

BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, PLANT; GENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; POLLEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOBACCO; ZEA MAYS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032080950     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005954621558     Document Type: Article

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