Comparative phylogenetic analysis of small GTP-binding genes of model legume plants and assessment of their roles in root nodules

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3831-3844

  Yuksel, Bayram ^a   Memon, Abdul R ^a  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; ARF; Lotus japonicus; Medicago truncatula; Nodulation; Phylogenetic; RAB; RAC; ROP; Small GTPases

Indexed keywords

MONOMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NODULATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEASTS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 55249102180     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern223     Document Type: Article

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