Molecular characterization of the Arabidopsis 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene family

Plant Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-56

  Tan, Bao Cai ^a   Joseph, Leina M ^a   Deng, Wen Tao ^a   Liu, Lijuan ^a   Li, Qin Bao ^a   Cline, Kenneth ^a   McCarty, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

9 cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase; Abscisic acid; Arabidopsis; Chloroplast; Gene family; glucuronidase

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; SEED;

PRECURSORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPLASTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME INDUCTION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXYGENASES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0038643756     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01786.x     Document Type: Article

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