Cloning of genes differentially expressed during the initial stage of fruit development in melon (Cucumis melo cv. reticulatus)

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-241

  Choi, Jung Woo ^c   Kim, Gun Bo ^a   Huh, Yun Chan ^b   Kwon, Mi Ra ^c   Mok, Il Gin ^b   Kim, Jung Wan ^c   Lee, Tae Soo ^c   Kim, Shinje ^a   Im, Kyung Hoan ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cDNA clones; Differential screening; Gene expression; Melon

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CUCUMISIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA LIBRARY; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MELON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVULE; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SUPPRESSION SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; CANTALOUPE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; CUCUMIS MELO; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RNA;

EID: 4344600341     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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