Strong, constitutive expression of the Arabidopsis ACT2/ACT8 actin subclass in vegetative tissues

Plant Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-121

  An, Yong Qiang ^a   McDowell, John M ^a   Huang, Shurong ^a   McKinney, Elizabeth C ^a   Chambliss, Sharon ^a   Meagher, Richard B ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 0030187450     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.10010107.x     Document Type: Article

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