Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis at low temperature: Differential expression of CTP:phosphorylcholine cytidylyltransferase isogenes in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1342-1350

  Inatsugi, Rie ^a   Nakamura, Masanobu ^a   Nishida, Ikuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Cold acclimation; CRT DRE motif; CTP:phosphorylcholine cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.15); Phosphatidylcholine

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036859482     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf169     Document Type: Article

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