Determination of floral organ identity by arabidopsis MADS domain homeotic proteins AP1, AP3, PI, and AG is independent of their DNA-binding specificity

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1243-1259

  Riechmann, José Luis ^a   Meyerowitz, Elliot M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0030820673     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.8.7.1243     Document Type: Article

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