Cell wall invertase expression at the apical meristem alters floral, architectural, and reproductive traits in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-169

  Heyer, Arnd G ^a   Raap, Maik ^a   Schroeer, Birgit ^a   Marty, Bruno ^a   Willmitzer, Lothar ^a  

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

Author keywords

Apical meristem; Arabidopsis; Branching; Flowering; Invertase; Seed production

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); PLANTS (BOTANY); RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED; VEGETATION;

CELL WALL; FLOWERING;

CELL MEMBRANES;

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; KN1 PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CELL WALL; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MERISTEM; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 3242688179     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02124.x     Document Type: Article

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