Expression of a Petunia inflata pectin methyl esterase in Solanum tuberosum L. enhances stem elongation and modifies cation distribution

Planta

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 391-399

  Pilling, Jens ^a   Willmitzer, Lothar ^a   Fisahn, Joachim ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cation distribution; Elongation growth; Pectin methyl esterase; Solanum (stem elongation)

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PECTINESTERASE; PETUNIA INFLATA; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; STEM ELONGATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WILD RELATIVE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; PETUNIA; PETUNIA INTEGRIFOLIA SUBSP. INFLATA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0034016610     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008147     Document Type: Article

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