"Brassicaceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plant family of the order Capparales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are mostly herbaceous plants with peppery-flavored leaves, due to gluconapin (GLUCOSINOLATES) and its hydrolysis product butenylisotrhiocyanate. The family includes many plants of economic importance that have been extensively altered and domesticated by humans. Flowers have 4 petals. Podlike fruits contain a number of seeds. Cress is a general term used for many in the Brassicacea family. Rockcress is usually ARABIS; Bittercress is usually CARDAMINE; Yellowcress is usually RORIPPA; Pennycress is usually THLASPI; Watercress refers to NASTURTIUM; or RORIPPA or TROPAEOLUM; Gardencress refers to LEPIDIUM; Indiancress refers to TROPAEOLUM.
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D019607
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.157
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brassicaceae" by people in Profiles.
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SECONDARY WALL ASSOCIATED MYB1 is a positive regulator of secondary cell wall thickening in Brachypodium distachyon and is not found in the Brassicaceae. Plant J. 2018 11; 96(3):532-545.
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The FERONIA receptor-like kinase mediates male-female interactions during pollen tube reception. Science. 2007 Aug 03; 317(5838):656-60.
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Homologies in leaf form inferred from KNOXI gene expression during development. Science. 2002 Jun 07; 296(5574):1858-60.