The maize Zmsmu2 gene encodes a putative RNA-splicing factor that affects protein synthesis and RNA processing during endosperm development

Plant Physiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 821-835

  Chung, Taijoon ^a,c   Cheol, Soo Kim ^a,d   Nguyen, Hong N ^a   Meeley, Robert B ^b   Larkins, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEINS; RNA;

ENDOSPERM DEVELOPMENT; MUTANTS; RNA PROCESSING; SEEDLING VIABILITY;

GENE ENCODING;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CORN; GENES; MERISTEMS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34250649330     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.096214     Document Type: Article

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