Mitochondrial GFA2 is required for synergid cell death in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2215-2232

  Christensen, Cory A ^a   Gorsich, Steven W ^a   Brown, Ryan H ^a   Jones, Linda G ^a   Brown, Jessica ^a   Shaw, Janet M ^a   Drews, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENES; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS; YEAST;

PHENOTYPIC ANALYSIS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0036742414     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.002170     Document Type: Article

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