HAP2(GCS1)-dependent gamete fusion requires a positively charged carboxy-terminal domain

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Wong, Julian L ^a   Leydon, Alexander R ^a   Johnson, Mark A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPLESS2 GENERATING CELL SPECIFIC1; HYBRID PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; HAP2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPERM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; CHIMERA; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT INFERTILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHIMERA; FERTILIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT INFERTILITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 77950400019     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000882     Document Type: Article

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