Nonredundant function of zeins and their correct stoichiometric ratio drive protein body formation in Maize Endosperm

Plant Physiology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1359-1369

  Guo, Xiaomei ^a   Yuan, Lingling ^a   Chen, Han ^a   Sato, Shirley J ^a   Clemente, Thomas E ^a   Holding, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84879729538     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.218941     Document Type: Article

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