Analysis of castor bean ribosome-inactivating proteins and their gene expression during seed development

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-86

  Loss Morais, Guilherme ^a   Turchetto Zolet, Andreia Carina ^a   Etges, Matheus ^a   Cagliari, Alexandro ^a   Körbes, Ana Paula ^a   Maraschin, Felipe dos Santos ^a   Margis Pinheiro, Márcia ^a   Margis, Rogério ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Evolution; Lipase; Ricin; Ricinus communis; RIPs

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; MESSENGER RNA; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RICIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSPERM; EUDICOT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MONOCOT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; RNA EXTRACTION; SEED DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84874844917     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572013005000005     Document Type: Article

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