Visualization of EXGT-mediated molecular grafting activity by means of a fluorescent-labeled xyloglucan oligomer

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1172-1176

  Ito, Hisashi ^a   Nishitani, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisense mRNA; Cell wall construction; Cellulose xyloglucan framework; Endoxyloglucan transferase; Fluoresceinyl xyloglucan oligomer; Tobacco BY 2 cell

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE RNA; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; ENDOXYLOGLUCAN TRANSFERASE; FLUORESCENT LABELING; MESSENGER RNA; MOLECULAR GRAFTING; OLIGOMER; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PROBE; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; TOBACCO;

EID: 0033433996     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029503     Document Type: Article

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