The transcript composition of egg cells changes significantly following fertilization in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Plant Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 660-672

  Sprunck, Stefanie ^a   Baumann, Ute ^b   Edwards, Keith ^c   Langridge, Peter ^b   Dresselhaus, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg cell; Embryogenesis; Fertilization; Genomics; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITION; CROPS; DNA; METABOLISM; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

EGG CELLS; EMBRYOGENESIS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS (EST); GAMETOPHYTES; PROEMBRYOS;

GENES;

MESSENGER RNA; PLANT RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WHEAT;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GERMINATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRITICUM;

CELL DIVISION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GENES; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANT TISSUES; PROTEINS; WHEAT;

EID: 14844322337     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02332.x     Document Type: Article

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