3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase 1 (HMG1) is highly associated with the cell division during the early stage of fruit development which determines the final fruit size in Litchi chinensis

Gene

Volumn 498, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-35

  Rui, Xia ^a,b   Caiqin, Li ^a   Wangjin, Lu ^a   Juan, Du ^a   Zehuai, Wang ^a   Jianguo, Li ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division activity; Fruit size; Gene expression; HMGR genes; Litchi

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; ISOPRENOID;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIVISION; CELL ENLARGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWERING; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT SIZE; GENOTYPE; LYCHEE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL DIVISION; CELL ENLARGEMENT; DNA, PLANT; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; LITCHI; PLANT PROTEINS; TERPENES;

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 84858149172     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.01.079     Document Type: Article

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