SCFSLF-mediated cytosolic degradation of S-RNase is required for cross-pollen compatibility in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility in Petunia hybrida

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Liu, Wei ^a,b   Fan, Jiangbo ^a,b   Li, Junhui ^a,b   Song, Yanzhai ^a,b   Li, Qun ^a   Zhang, Yu'e ^a   Xue, Yongbiao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cross pollen compatibility; S RNase localization; Self incompatibility; Self pollen incompatibility; Ubiquitin 26S proteasome system

Indexed keywords

F BOX PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEASOME; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE S; S PHASE KINASE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS POLLINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMINATION; IMMUNODETECTION; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INBREEDING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PETUNIA; PETUNIA HYBRIDA; PHYLOGENY; POLLEN TUBE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY (PLANT); TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; UBIQUITINATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84906279631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00228     Document Type: Article

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