Cloning and characterization of two maize cDNAs encoding cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR) and differential expression of the corresponding genes

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 671-676

  Pichon, Magalie ^a   Courbou, Isabelle ^a   Beckert, Michel ^a   Boudet, Alain M ^b   Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

cDNA sequences; Cinnamoyl CoA Reductase; Lignins; Maize

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CATALYSIS; CDNA LIBRARY; CINNAMOYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGNIN; MAIZE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLANT GENETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; ZEA MAYS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032210896     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006060101866     Document Type: Article

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