Phytochrome-regulated repression of gene expression requires calcium and cGMP

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2554-2564

  Neuhaus, Gunther ^a,b   Bowler, Chris ^c   Hiratsuka, Kazuyuki ^d   Yamagata, Hiroshi ^e   Chua, Nam Hai ^f  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^d NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; cGMP; Photomorphogenesis; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMMONIA LIGASE; CALCIUM; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; CYCLIC GMP; PHYTOCHROME;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ASPARTATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; DARKNESS; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; LIGHT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME A; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030981079     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.10.2554     Document Type: Article

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