The MIDASIN and NOTCHLESS genes are essential for female gametophyte development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-18

  Chantha, Sier Ching ^a   Gray Mitsumune, Madoka ^a,b   Houde, Josée ^a   Matton, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo sac; Female gametophyte; Gametogenesis; Midasin; Notchless; Ribosome biogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 77955682270     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-010-0005-y     Document Type: Article

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