Characterization of a gene encoding a DNA-binding protein that interacts in vitro with vascular specific cis elements of the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase promoter

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-291

  Séguin, Armand ^a,c   Laible, Götz ^a   Leyva, Antonio ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^b   Lamb, Christopher J ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; RNA binding; Tobacco; Transcription factor; Xylem differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACBF PROTEIN, TOBACCO; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0031260204     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005853404242     Document Type: Article

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