Mitochondrial DNA decreases during pollen development in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), but mitochondrial linear-plasmid-encoded RNA polymerase persists in mature pollen

Protoplasma

Volumn 224, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 179-185

  Sato, H ^a,b   Saito, C ^c,f   Handa, H ^a,d,e  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^f NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Mitochondrial DNA; Mitochondrial plasmid; Pollen development; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; POLLEN; RAPESEED;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CYTOPLASM; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MITOCHONDRIA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; POLLEN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 12444261813     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-004-0071-5     Document Type: Article

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