Cloning and expression of a UDP-glucuronic acid decarboxylase gene in rice

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 389, 2003, Pages 1997-1999

  Suzuki, Kiyoshi ^a   Suzuki, Yasuhiko ^b   Kitamura, Shinichi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endosperm; Gene expression; Oryza sativa cv. Nipponbare (monocots); UDP glucuronic acid decarboxylase (UXS)

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); SEED;

GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOXY-LYASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; LILIOPSIDA; ORYZA SATIVA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0042203873     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg203     Document Type: Article

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