Identification of cis-acting elements important for expression of the starch-branching enzyme I gene in maize endosperm

Plant Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 225-236

  Kyung Nam, Kim ^a,b   Guiltinan, Mark J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; STARCH BRANCHING ENZYME; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345192348     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.1.225     Document Type: Article

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