Hmg-coA reductase gene family in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.): Unique structural features and differential expression of hmg2 potentially associated with synthesis of specific isoprenoids in developing embryos

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 750-761

  Loguercio, Leandro L ^a,c   Scott, Harlan C ^b,d   Trolinder, Norma L ^b,e   Wilkins, Thea A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA MILHO E SORGO   (Brazil)

^d Howard Payne University   (United States)

^e BIOTEX INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Gene family; Gossypium hirsutum; HMGR (EC 1.1.1.34); Isoprenoids

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0033166094     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029602     Document Type: Article

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