GSBF1, a seedling-specific bZIP DNA-binding protein with preference for a 'split' G-box-related element in Brassica napus RbcS promoters

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 631-639

  Waldmüller, Stephan ^a   Müller, Ulrike ^a   Link, Gerhard ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

'split' GS box; bZIP proteins; DNA binding proteins; RbcS promoter

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0030292779     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00020204     Document Type: Article

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