Differential expression of expansin gene family members during growth and ripening of tomato fruit

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 161-169

  Brummell, David A ^a   Harpster, Mark H ^a   Dunsmuir, And Pamela ^a  

^a DNA Plant Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Expansin; Fruit growth; Fruit softening; Gene expression; Lycopersicon esculentum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CDNA LIBRARY; CELL WALL; CLONE; GENE EXPRESSION; MESSENGER RNA; PATULIN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; RIPENING; UNITED STATES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; FRUIT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033035265     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006130018931     Document Type: Article

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