Molecular characterization, modeling and expression analysis of a somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) gene in Momordica charantia L. during somatic embryogenesis

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 271-283

  Talapatra, Shonima ^a   Ghoshal, Nirmalya ^a   Raychaudhuri, Sarmistha Sen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Homology modeling; Momordica charantia; Real time PCR; Somatic embryogenesis; Somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; AMINO ACIDS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); ENZYMES; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HOMOLOGY MODELING; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; REAL-TIME PCR; RECEPTOR KINASE; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 84894256689     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-013-0401-4     Document Type: Article

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