The polygalacturonase gene BcMF2 from Brassica campestris is associated with intine development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 301-313

  Huang, Li ^a   Cao, Jiashu ^a   Zhang, Aihong ^a   Ye, Yiqun ^a   Zhang, Yuchao ^a   Liu, Tingting ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica campestris; Brassica rapa; Chinese cabbage; Intine; PG; Pollen wall; Polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

POLYGALACTURONASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN;

BRASSICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; POLYGALACTURONASE;

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 60149112785     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern295     Document Type: Article

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