Transcriptional analysis of cell growth and morphogenesis in the unicellular green alga Micrasterias (Streptophyta), with emphasis on the role of expansin

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vannerum, Katrijn ^a,b   Huysman, Marie J J ^a,b   De Rycke, Riet ^a,b   Vuylsteke, Marnik ^a,b   Leliaert, Frederik ^a   Pollier, Jacob ^a,b   Lütz Meindl, Ursula ^c   Gillard, Jeroen ^a,b   De Veylder, Lieven ^a,b   Goossens, Alain ^a,b   Inzé, Dirk ^a,b   Vyverman, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MICRASTERIAS; MICRASTERIAS DENTICULATA; STREPTOPHYTA;

EXPANSIN PROTEIN, PLANT; PLANT RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICRASTERIAS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MICRASTERIAS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 80053174611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-128     Document Type: Article

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