Arabidopsis thaliana GEX1 has dual functions in gametophyte development and early embryogenesis

Plant Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 620-632

  Alandete Saez, Monica ^a,b   Ron, Mily ^a,b   Leiboff, Samuel ^a   McCormick, Sheila ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antisense; BiFC; dimerization; embryo lethal; embryo sac; plasma membrane protein; pollen

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE; BIFC; EMBRYO LETHAL; EMBRYO SAC; PLASMA MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLLEN;

CELL MEMBRANES; DIMERIZATION; PLASMAS; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GEX1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; GAMETOGENESIS, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 80855132815     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04713.x     Document Type: Article

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