A tobacco NtMET1 cDNA encoding a DNA methyltransferase: Molecular characterization and abnormal phenotypes of transgenic tobacco plants

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 448-457

  Nakano, Yuka ^a   Steward, Nicolas ^a,b   Sekine, Masami ^a   Kusano, Tomonobu ^a   Sano, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axillary apical meristem; Cell cycle; DNA methyltransferase; Nicotiana tabacum; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA REPLICATION; FLOWER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NTMET1 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WILD RELATIVE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0034071053     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/41.4.448     Document Type: Article

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