Specific interactions between the K domains of AG and AGLs, members of the MADS domain family of DNA binding proteins

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 999-1010

  Fan, Hua Ying ^a,b   Hu, Yi ^a   Tudor, Matthew ^a,c   Ma, Hong ^a  

^a Simons Center for Quantitative Biology   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031278354     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.12050999.x     Document Type: Article

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