Molecular characterization of Hmg2 gene encoding a 3-hydroxy-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase in rice

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 295-302

  Ha, Sun Hwa ^a   Lee, Shin Woo ^a   Kim, Young Mi ^a   Hwang, Young Soo ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HMGR; Housekeeping Gene; Isoprenoid Pathway; Oryza sativa L

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; PLANT DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE LIBRARY; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035973591     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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