Functional analysis of the rice AP3 homologue OsMADS16 by RNA interference

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 957-966

  Xiao, Han ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Liu, Daofeng ^a   Wang, Wemming ^a   Li, Xiaobing ^a   Zhao, Xianfeng ^a   Xu, Jichen ^a   Zhai, Wenxue ^a   Zhu, Lihuang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AP3; Double stranded RNA; Floral organ identity; OsMADS16; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); RNA interference

Indexed keywords

GENES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENOMIC SEQUENCES;

RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORYZA SATIVA; PALEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141676482     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025401611354     Document Type: Article

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