Differential expression patterns of arabinogalactan proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana reproductive tissues

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 5459-5471

  Pereira, Ana Marta ^a,b,c   Masiero, Simona ^c   Nobre, Margarida Sofia ^a   Costa, Mário Luís ^a,b   Solís, María Teresa ^d   Testillano, Pilar S ^d   Sprunck, Stefanie ^e   Coimbra, Sílvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Center for Biodiversity Functional and Integrative Genomics (BioFIG)   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan proteins; Female gametophyte; Funiculus; Pistil; Pollen tube guidance; Transmitting tract

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS; MUCOPROTEIN; PLANT PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; FLOWER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLLEN TUBE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLOWERS; MUCOPROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLLEN TUBE;

EID: 84923218679     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru300     Document Type: Article

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