Overexpression of the downward leaf curling (DLC) gene from melon changes leaf morphology by controlling cell size and shape in Arabidopsis leaves

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Kee, Jae Jun ^a   Jun, Sang Eun ^b   Baek, Seung A ^a   Lee, Tae Soo ^a   Cho, Myung Rae ^c   Hwang, Hyun Sik ^d   Lee, Suk Chan ^d   Kim, Jongkee ^e   Kim, Gyung Tae ^b   Im, Kyung Hoan ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Cell size; CmDLC; Epinasty; Leaf morphology; Melon

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOWNWARD LEAF CURLING PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PLANT RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MELON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CUCUMIS MELO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONIONS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSFECTION;

ALLIUM CEPA; ARABIDOPSIS; CUCUMIS;

EID: 69849087888     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-009-0105-0     Document Type: Article

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