Intron retention regulates the expression of pectin methyl esterase inhibitor (Pmei) genes during wheat growth and development

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 365-373

  Rocchi, V ^a   Janni, M ^a   Bellincampi, D ^b   Giardina, T ^c   D'Ovidio, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bipolaris sorokinina; Gene expression; Intron retention; Pectin methyl esterase inhibitor (PMEI); Triticum durum; Wheat development

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PECTIN; PECTINESTERASE; PLANT DNA; PLANT RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLYMER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION; STEM; WHEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESTERIFICATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WHEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CELL WALL; DNA, PLANT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTERIFICATION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PECTINS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRITICUM;

BIPOLARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 84856718571     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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