Suppression of fructokinase encoded by LeFRK2 in tomato stem inhibits growth and causes wilting of young leaves

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 837-846

  German, Marcelo A ^a   Dai, Nir ^a   Matsevitz, Tanya ^a   Hanael, Rana ^a   Petreikov, Marina ^a   Bernstein, Nirit ^a   Ioffe, Marina ^a   Shahak, Yosepha ^a   Schaffer, Arthur A ^a   Granot, David ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antisense; Co suppression; Fructose; Glucose; Hexose phosphorylation; Xylem

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; FRUITS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

XYLEM;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FRUCTOKINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EUKARYOTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037742329     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01765.x     Document Type: Article

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