RHM2 Is Involved in Mucilage Pectin Synthesis and Is Required for the Development of the Seed Coat in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 286-295

  Usadel, Björn ^a   Kuschinsky, Anja M ^a   Rosso, Mario G ^b   Eckermann, Nora ^c   Pauly, Markus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; ENZYMES; GENES; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEED;

BIOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES; CELL WALLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0842328849     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.034314     Document Type: Article

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