S-RNase expressed in transgenic Nicotiana causes S-allele-specific pollen rejection.

doi:10.1038/367563a0

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S-RNase expressed in transgenic Nicotiana causes S-allele-specific pollen rejection.

Nature - 10 Feb 1994

Murfett J, Atherton T L, Mou B, Gasser C S, McClure B A

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Many angiosperms employ self-incompatibility systems to prevent inbreeding. The simple genetics of such systems have made them attractive models of plant cellular communication. Implicit in the single locus genetics is that only one or a few gene products are necessary for recognition and rejecti...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Chitinases
Culture Techniques
Molecular Sequence Data
Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
Plant Proteins
Plants, Genetically Modified
Plants, Toxic
Pollen
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Ribonucleases
Nicotiana
Vegetables

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