Proteolytic enzymes in storage protein mobilization and cell death of the megagametophyte of Araucaria bidwillii Hook. post-germinated seeds

Planta

Volumn 233, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 817-830

  Capocchi, Antonella ^a   Muccilli, Vera ^b   Casani, Simone ^a   Foti, Salvatore ^b   Galleschi, Luciano ^a   Fontanini, Debora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bunya pine; Cell death; Exopeptidases; Megagametophyte; Proteinases; Storage protein mobilization

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; OVULE; PINE; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GERMINATION; OVULE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEPTIDES; PINUS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SEEDS;

ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII;

EID: 79953041299     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1342-3     Document Type: Article

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