Disruptions of the Arabidopsis enoyl-CoA reductase gene reveal an essential role for very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis in cell expansion during plant morphogenesis

Plant Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1467-1481

  Zheng, Huanquan ^a   Rowland, Owen ^a   Kunst, Ljerka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; MORPHOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA ECERIFERUM10 (CER10) MUTANTS; CELL MIGRATION; ENOYL-COA REDUCTASE (ECR); VERY-LONG-CHAIN FATTY ACID (VLCFA) SYNTHESIS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANATOMY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; MUTAGENS; PLANTS; SYNTHESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 23644447397     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.104.030155     Document Type: Article

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