A pollen tube growth-promoting arabinogalactan protein from Nicotiana alata is similar to the tobacco TTS protein

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-176

  Wu, Hen Ming ^a   Wong, Eric ^a   Ogdahl, Justyne ^a   Cheung, Alice Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEIN; IN VITRO CULTURE; POLLEN TUBE; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SOLUBILITY;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSYLATION; MUCOPROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, TOXIC; POLLEN; TOBACCO;

EID: 0034067740     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2000.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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