Differential expression of the Arabidopsis genes coding for Em-like proteins

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 348, 2000, Pages 1211-1220

  Vicient, Carlos M ^a,b   Hull, Gillian ^b   Guilleminot, Jocelyne ^b   Devic, Martine ^b   Delseny, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; LEA; Promoter; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ATEM1 GENE; ATEM6 GENE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; EM LIKE PROTEIN; GENE FUSION; HYDROPHILICITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT GENE; PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0033931154     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/51.348.1211     Document Type: Article

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