Same same but different: Sperm-activating EC1 and ECA1 gametogenesis- related family proteins

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 401-407

  Sprunck, Stefanie ^a   Hackenberg, Thomas ^a   Englhart, Maria ^a   Vogler, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell cell communication; Cysteine rich protein (CRP); Domain of unknown function 1278 (DUF1278); Domain of unknown function 784 (DUF784); Gamete interaction; Male germ unit

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE RICH PROTEIN; PROLAMIN; PROTEIN EC1; PROTEIN ECA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

AMBORELLA TRICHOPODA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; DISULFIDE BOND; EC1 GENE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GAMETOPHYTE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; ARABIDOPSIS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT;

EID: 84896918187     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20140039     Document Type: Review

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