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UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase is essential for arabinose and xylose recycling, and is required during vegetative and reproductive growth in Arabidopsis

  1. Claudia Geserick,
  2. Raimund Tenhaken*

Article first published online: 13 FEB 2013

DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12116

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The Plant Journal

The Plant Journal

Volume 74, Issue 2, pages 239–247, April 2013

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Geserick, C. and Tenhaken, R. (2013), UDP-sugar pyrophosphorylase is essential for arabinose and xylose recycling, and is required during vegetative and reproductive growth in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal, 74: 239–247. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12116

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  1. Department Cell Biology, Plant Physiology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

*For correspondence (e-mail raimund.tenhaken@sbg.ac.at).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 APR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 13 FEB 2013
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 2 FEB 2013 07:07PM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 4 JAN 2013
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 NOV 2012

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  • Austrian Science foundation. Grant Number: P20297

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