Antisense inhibition of mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase E1α subunit in anther tapetum causes male sterility

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-66

  Yui, Rika ^a   Iketani, Satoru ^a   Mikami, Tetsuo ^a   Kubo, Tomohiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Male sterility; Mitochondria; Pyruvate dehydrogenase; Sugar beet; TA29 promoter; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; SUGAR BEETS; TOBACCO;

ANTISENSE INHIBITION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA VULGARIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, ANTISENSE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FERTILITY; FLOWERS; GENES, PLANT; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE (LIPOAMIDE); TOBACCO;

NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS; PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0038477095     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01704.x     Document Type: Article

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