The alpha-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase gene is transcriptionally activated in male and female gametes prior to fertilization and is essential for seed development in Arabidopsis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3649-3659

  Ronceret, Arnaud ^a,b   Gadea Vacas, Jose ^a,c   Guilleminot, Jocelyne ^a   Devic, Martine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Fertilization; N acetyl glucosamine; Reproduction; Sanfilippo syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINIDASE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ALPHA-N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINIDASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 53749098811     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern215     Document Type: Article

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