Functional characterization of the rice UDP-glucose 4-epimerase 1, OsUGE1: A potential role in cell wall carbohydrate partitioning during limiting nitrogen conditions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Guevara, David R ^b   El Kereamy, Ashraf ^b   Yaish, Mahmoud W ^a   Mei Bi, Yong ^b   Rothstein, Steven J ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUCROSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OSCESA4 GENE; OSCESA7 GENE; OSCESA9 GENE; OSSUS1 GENE; OSUGE1 GENE; PLANT CELL; PLANT GENE; PLANT GROWTH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RICE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SUCROSE; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

EID: 84900341109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096158     Document Type: Article

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