MROS1, a male stamen-specific gene in the dioecious campion Silene latifolia is expressed in mature pollen

S Matsunaga; S Kawano; T Kuroiwa

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029196

MROS1, a male stamen-specific gene in the dioecious campion Silene latifolia is expressed in mature pollen

Plant Cell Physiol. 1997 Apr;38(4):499-502. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029196.

Authors

S Matsunaga¹, S Kawano, T Kuroiwa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 9177037
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029196

Abstract

The MROS1 gene, one of the genes that are expressed specifically in male reproductive organs of a dioecious campion Silene latifolia, was predicted to encode only 36 amino acids but have an intron. In situ hybridization revealed that MROS1 mRNA was localized in mature pollen grains.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Blotting, Southern
Gene Expression
Genes, Plant*
Molecular Sequence Data
Plant Proteins / genetics*
Plants / genetics
Pollen / metabolism
RNA, Messenger
RNA, Plant / analysis

Substances

MEN-1 protein, Silene latifolia
Plant Proteins
RNA, Messenger
RNA, Plant

Associated data

GENBANK/AB000108
GENBANK/D89818