Over-expression of WOX1 Leads to Defects in Meristem Development and Polyamine Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-506

  Zhang, Yanxia ^a   Wu, Renhong ^a   Qin, Genji ^a   Chen, Zhangliang ^a,b   Gu, Hongya ^a,b   Qu, Li Jia ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The National Plant Gene Research Center Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; CLV3; Meristems; Polyamines; SAMDC; WOX

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CLV3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; POLYAMINE; WOX1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; POLYMER;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; MUTATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; MERISTEM; MUTATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; POLYAMINES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 79958744081     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2011.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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