ACAULIS5, an Arabidopsis gene required for stem elongation, encodes a spermine synthase

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 4248-4256

  Hanzawa, Yoshie ^a   Takahashi, Taku ^a   Michael, Anthony J ^b   Burtin, Daniel ^c   Long, Deborah ^c   Pineiro, Manuel ^c   Coupland, George ^c   Komeda, Yoshibumi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACAULIS5; Arabidopsis; Internode elongation; Polyamines; Spermine

Indexed keywords

POLYAMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE INACTIVATION; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034663780     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.16.4248     Document Type: Article

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