Preferential and asymmetrical accumulation of a Rac small GTPase mRNA in differentiating xylem cells of Zinnia elegans

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1484-1492

  Nakanomyo, Ikuko ^a   Kost, Benedikt ^b   Chua, Nam Hai ^b   Fukuda, Hiroo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rac Rho subfamily; Small GTPase; Xylem differentiation; Zinnia elegans

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASTERACEAE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT COMPONENTS; RAC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZINNIA; ZINNIA ELEGANS;

EID: 12244269113     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf170     Document Type: Article

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