GAMETOPHYTIC FACTOR 1, involved in pre-mRNA splicing, is essential for megagametogenesis and embryogenesis in Arabidopsis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-271

  Liu, Man ^a,b   Yuan, Li ^a,b   Liu, Nai You ^a,b   Shi, Dong Qiao ^a   Liu, Jie ^a   Yang, Wei Cai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Female gametophyte; Pre mRNA splicing; U5 snRNA complex

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ELONGATION FACTOR; GFA1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; MUTANT PROTEIN; RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

BIOASSAY; BIOINFORMATICS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOGENESIS; GAMETOPHYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; RNA; YEAST;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA SPLICING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERM CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U5 SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 62149152291     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2008.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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