An emerging molecular map of the phytochromes

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 657-665

  Quail, P H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional domains; Histidine kinase; Photo sensory perception; Phytochromes; Signal transduction; Structural domains; Structure function relationships; Two component systems

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0030994224     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-108.x     Document Type: Article

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