Differential expression of wheat aspartic proteinases, WAP1 and WAP2, in germinating and maturing seeds

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 470-477

  Tamura, Tomoko ^a   Terauchi, Kaede ^a   Kiyosaki, Toshihiro ^a   Asakura, Tomiko ^a,b   Funaki, Junko ^c   Matsumoto, Ichiro ^a   Misaka, Takumi ^a   Abe, Keiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Atomigakuen Junior College   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspartic proteinase; Germination; Seed maturation; Wheat; Wheat storage protein

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENZYME KINETICS; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED; TISSUE;

ALEURONE LAYER; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; SEED MATURATION; WHEAT STORAGE PROTEIN;

CROPS;

GERMINATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SEEDS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33947174700     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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