Identification of genes expressed in the angiosperm female gametophyte

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1593-1599

  Drews, Gary N ^a   Wang, Dongfang ^b   Steffen, Joshua G ^a   Schumaker, Karen S ^b   Yadegari, Ramin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Arabidopsis; cell differentiation; cell identity; central cell; female gametophyte; gene expression; gene networks; synergid cell; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANGIOSPERM; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVULE; PLANT GENE; REVIEW;

ANGIOSPERMS; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; OVULE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 79952323301     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq385     Document Type: Review

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