Genome-wide analysis of the UDP-glucose dehydrogenase gene family in Arabidopsis, a key enzyme for matrix polysaccharides in cell walls

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3609-3621

  Klinghammer, Michaela ^a   Tenhaken, Raimund ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cell wall precursor; Gene expression; Hemicellulose; Nucleotide sugar; UDP glucose dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TISSUE;

ARABIDOPSIS GENOME; CELL WALL PRECURSOR; HEMICELLULOSE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 36849006993     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm209     Document Type: Article

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