Paternal mRNA and protein synthesis coincides with male chromatin decondensation in maize zygotes

Plant Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 221-231

  Scholten, Stefan ^a   Lörz, Horst ^a   Kranz, Erhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

GFP; IVF; Maize; Male genome activation; Zygote

Indexed keywords

GENES; PROTEINS; RNA;

FERTILIZATION;

CROPS;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036775680     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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