Comparative genomics and reverse genetics analysis reveal indispensable functions of the serine acetyltransferase gene family in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2484-2496

  Watanabe, Mutsumi ^a,e   Mochida, Keiichi ^b   Kato, Tomohiko ^c,f   Tabata, Satoshi ^c   Yoshimoto, Naoko ^a   Noji, Masaaki ^d   Saitoa, Kazuki ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Elements Chemistry Laboratory   (Japan)

^c KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d TOKUSHIMA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^f Forestry Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 57749102702     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.060335     Document Type: Article

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