Expression patterns of the genes that encode lectin or lectin-related polypeptides in Robinia pseudoacacia

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 495-502

  Yoshida, Kazumasa ^a   Tazaki, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Expression pattern; Gene; Lectin; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR); Robinia pseudoacacia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CDNA LIBRARY; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LECTIN; OPEN READING FRAME; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PSEUDOACACIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0032851446     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP99048     Document Type: Article

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