Two small spatially distinct regions of phytochrome B are required for efficient signaling rates

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 859-871

  Wagner, Doris ^a,b,c   Koloszvari, Michael ^a,b   Quail, Peter H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001506628     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3870288     Document Type: Article

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