Expression analysis of a cytosolic glutamine synthetase gene in cotyledons of Scots pine seedlings: Developmental, light regulation and spatial distribution of specific transcripts

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 623-634

  Cantón, Francisco R ^a,b   Suárez, María Fernanda ^a   Josè Estanyol, Matilde ^c   Cánovas, Francisco M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Glutamine synthetase; Light; Pinus; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; MESSENGER RNA; SCOTS PINE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CHLOROPLASTS; COTYLEDON; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT; PLANTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TREES;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0345062300     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006219205062     Document Type: Article

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