Isolation of a cDNA for tryptophan synthase β from rice and studies of its expression in a 5-methyltryptophan-resistant mutant of rice

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 875-878

  Kisaka, Hiroaki ^a   Kisaka, Mayumi ^a   Lee, Hyo Yeon ^b   Kameya, Toshiaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Suncheon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 methyltryptophan resistant mutant; mRNA; Rice; Tryptophan synthase; Tryptophan synthase (TSB)

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT; PLANT GENETICS; RICE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE BETA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032215544     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006014610825     Document Type: Article

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