Regulation of programmed cell death in maize endosperm by abscisic acid

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 397-414

  Young, Todd E ^a   Gallie, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Endosperm; Ethylene; Maize; Nucleases; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; APOPTOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDOSPERM; ETHYLENE; FLURIDONE; GENETIC REGULATION; MAIZE; MUTANT; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; WILD RELATIVE;

ABSCISIC ACID; APOPTOSIS; CYCLOPROPANES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA, PLANT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ETHYLENES; GIBBERELLINS; GLYCINE; MUTATION; NUCLEOSOMES; PLANT PROTEINS; PYRIDONES; SEEDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034088116     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006333103342     Document Type: Article

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