Modification of cell wall properties in lettuce improves shelf life

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1239-1248

  Wagstaff, Carol ^a,c   Clarkson, Graham J J ^a   Zhang, Fangzhu ^a,d   Rothwell, Steve D ^a   Fry, Stephen C ^b   Taylor, Gail ^a   Dixon, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti sense; Cell wall properties; Lettuce; Shelf life; XET; XTH

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; XYLOGLUCAN - XYLOGLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; XYLOGLUCAN XYLOGLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL WALL; FOOD HANDLING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LETTUCE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 77649268109     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq038     Document Type: Article

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