The globular arrest1 gene, which is involved in the biosynthesis of folates, is essential for embryogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-244

  Ishikawa, Takaaki ^a   Machida, Chiyoko ^b   Yoshioka, Yasushi ^a   Kitano, Hidemi ^a   Machida, Yasunori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; DHFS; Embryogenesis; Folate biosynthesis; Tetrahydrofolate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; TISSUE;

EMBRYOGENESIS;

GENES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FOLIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENOTYPE; LEUCOVORIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSGENES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0346003780     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01621.x     Document Type: Article

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