Expression of camelina WRINKLED1 isoforms rescue the seed phenotype of the arabidopsis wri1 mutant and increase the triacylglycerol content in Tobacco leaves

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages

  An, Dahee ^a   Kim, Hyojin ^a   Ju, Seulgi ^a   Go, Young Sam ^a,c   Kim, Hyun Uk ^b   Suh, Mi Chung ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Camelina sativa; Fatty acid; Leaves; Oil; Triacylglycerol; WRINKLED1

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010842144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00034     Document Type: Article

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