Structure and function of the vp1 gene homologue from the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 539-546

  Chandler, J W ^a   Bartels, D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craterostigma plantagineum; LEA type genes; Seed specific expression; Transcriptional activation; vp1

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GERMINATION; HIGHER PLANT; INTRON; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOPLAST; REPORTER GENE; RICE;

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0030828136     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050599     Document Type: Article

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