A mutation in an Arabidopsis ribose 5-phosphate isomerase reduces cellulose synthesis and is rescued by exogenous uridine

Plant Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 606-618

  Howles, Paul A ^a   Birch, Rosemary J ^a   Collings, David A ^a   Gebbie, Leigh K ^a   Hurley, Ursula A ^a   Hocart, Charles H ^a   Arioli, Tony ^b   Williamson, Richard E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cell wall; Cellulose; Pyrimidine biosynthesis; Radial swelling mutant; Ribose 5 phosphate isomerase

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; PYRIMIDINE BIOSYNTHESIS; RADIAL SWELLING MUTANTS; RIBOSE 5-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ENZYMES;

CELLULOSE; ISOMERASE; RIBOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; URIDINE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING;

ALDOSE-KETOSE ISOMERASES; ARABIDOPSIS; CELLULOSE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUTATION; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; URIDINE;

CELL WALLS; CELLULOSE; ENZYMES; MONOSACCHARIDES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 33750571152     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02902.x     Document Type: Article

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