Expression analysis of a sucrose carrier in the germinating seedling of Ricinus communis

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-435

  Bick, Julie Ann ^a,b   Neelam, Anil ^a,c   Smith, Esther ^a   Nelson, S J ^a   Hall, J L ^a   Williams, Loraine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expression analysis; In situ hybridisation; Phloem; Ricinus; Sucrose carrier

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT GENETICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUCROSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASTOR BEAN; COTYLEDON; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, TOXIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUCROSE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0032189644     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006040306581     Document Type: Article

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