DNA topoisomerase VI is essential for endoreduplication in Arabidopsis

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1782-1786

  Sugimoto Shirasu, Keiko ^a   Stacey, Nicola J ^a   Corsar, Julia ^a   Roberts, Keith ^a   McCann, Maureen C ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARCHAEA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037108467     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01198-3     Document Type: Article

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