The TAG11 locus of Arabidopsis encodes for a diacylglycerol acyltransferase

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 831-840

  Routaboul, Jean Marc ^a   Benning, Christoph ^b   Bechtold, Nicole ^a   Caboche, Michel ^a   Lepiniec, Loïc ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Fatty acid; Germination; Oil synthesis; Seed; TAG1 gene

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIACYLGLYCEROL; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GERMINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLANT GENETICS; SEED OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0033452868     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)00115-1     Document Type: Article

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