An expression analysis of the ascorbate biosynthesis enzyme VTC2

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-41

  Müller Moulé, Patricia ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Dual function protein; GDP l Galactose phosphorylase l Galactose guanylyltransferase; vtc mutant

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ASCORBIC ACID; GDP L GALACTOSE PHOSPHORYLASE, ARABIDOPSIS; GDP-L-GALACTOSE PHOSPHORYLASE, ARABIDOPSIS; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHATASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT ROOT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEEDLING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ASCORBIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PLANT ROOTS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDLING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 48149106172     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-008-9350-4     Document Type: Article

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