Distinct fluctuations in nucleotide metabolism accompany the enhanced in vitro embryogenic capacity of Brassica cells over-expressing SHOOTMERISTEMLESS

Planta

Volumn 234, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1251-1265

  Elhiti, Mohamed ^a   Ashihara, Hiroshi ^b   Stasolla, Claudio ^c  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica; Meristem; Microspore derived embryos; Purines; Pyimidines

Indexed keywords

ADENINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; ADENOSINE KINASE; CARBON; OROTIC ACID; PURINE NUCLEOTIDE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDE; URACIL; URIDINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPESEED; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADENINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; ADENOSINE KINASE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRASSICA NAPUS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; MERISTEM; OROTIC ACID; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN; PURINE NUCLEOTIDES; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDES; TIME FACTORS; URACIL; URIDINE;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 82055207043     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1482-0     Document Type: Article

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