Identification of two thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) in the pollination drop of hybrid yew that may play a role in pathogen defence during pollen collection

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1649-1659

  O'Leary, Stephen J B ^a,b   Poulis, Brett A D ^a   Von Aderkas, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Conifer reproduction; Gene family; Ovular secretion; PR 5 protein; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

ELECTROKINESIS; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE; HYBRID; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PATHOGEN; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTEIN; PROTEOMICS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; TAXUS; TAXUS X MEDIA;

EID: 36448987570     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.12.1649     Document Type: Article

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