Identification of a sequence-specific DNA binding factor required for transcription of the barley chloroplast blue light-responsive psbD-psbC promoter

Plant Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1445-1457

  Kim, Minkyun ^a   Mullet, John E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0029360395     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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