Distinct cis-acting elements direct the germination and sugar responses of the cucumber malate synthase gene

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-161

  Sarah, Caroline J ^a,c   Graham, Ian A ^b,d   Reynolds, Susan J ^a   Leaver, Christopher J ^b   Smith, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.); Gene transcription; Glyoxylate cycle; Malate synthase; Metabolic regulation

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; GLYOXYLIC ACID; MALATE SYNTHASE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERMINATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0030020584     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02174174     Document Type: Article

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