The armadillo repeat gene ZAK IXIK promotes arabidopsis early embryo and endosperm development through a distinctive gametophytic maternal effect

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4026-4043

  Ngo, Quy A ^a,b   Baroux, Celia ^a   Guthörl, Daniela ^a   Mozerov, Peter ^a   Colling, Margaret A ^a   Sundaresan, Venkatesan ^a,b   Grossniklaus, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84870714124     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.102384     Document Type: Article

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