The Arabidopsis MCM2 gene is essential to embryo development and its over-expression alters root meristem function

New Phytologist

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-322

  Ni, Di An ^a   Sozzani, Rosangela ^b   Blanchet, Sophie ^a   Domenichini, Séverine ^a   Reuzeau, Christophe ^c   Cella, Rino ^b   Bergounioux, Catherine ^a   Raynaud, Cécile ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c BASF Belgium SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AtMCM3; DNA replication; Lateral root initiation; Minichromosome maintenance; Root meristem function

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

DICOTYLEDON; DNA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; ROOT SYSTEM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MERISTEM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; COLUMELLA;

EID: 70349502389     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02961.x     Document Type: Article

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