Functional characterization of a gene encoding a dual domain for uridine kinase and uracil phosphoribosyltransferase in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 465-477

  Islam, M Rafiqul ^a,d   Kim, Hoyeun ^a   Kang, Shin Wook ^a,e   Kim, Jung Sup ^b   Jeong, Young Min ^a   Hwang, Hyun Ju ^a   Lee, So Young ^a   Woo, Je Chang ^c   Kim, Sang Gu ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^c Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^d BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^e Equine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; 5 Fluorouridine; Arabidopsis thaliana; UMP synthesis; Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase; Uridine kinase

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; URACIL PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; URIDINE KINASE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT DNA; PRIMER DNA; URACIL PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; URIDINE KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PLANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENES, REPORTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSFECTION; URIDINE KINASE;

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS; SYNTHESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33847204068     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-9101-3     Document Type: Article

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