Structural features of GmIRCHS, candidate of the I gene inhibiting seed coat pigmentation in soybean: Implications for inducing endogenous RNA silencing of chalcone synthase genes

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 467-479

  Kasai, Atsushi ^a   Kasai, Kosuke ^a   Yumoto, Setsuzo ^b,c   Senda, Mineo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Prefectural Tokachi Agricultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

CHS genes; Endogenous RNA silencing; I gene; Inverted repeat; Seed coat; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENES; PIGMENTS; RNA;

ENDOGENOUS RNA SILENCING; INVERTED REPEAT; SEED COATS;

SEED;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PIGMENT; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT SEED; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOYBEAN;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BASE SEQUENCE; COLOR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOME, PLANT; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SEEDS; SOYBEANS;

ENZYMES; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PIGMENT; SEEDS; SOY BEANS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 34249786267     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-007-9169-4     Document Type: Article

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