Coactivators and TAFs of transcription activation in wheat

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1037-1043

  Washburn, Katrina B ^a,b   Davis, Elizabeth A ^a   Ackerman, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coactivators; Gene regulation; Plants; TAFs; Transcription; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSACTIVATION; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HUMANS; PLANT PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; TRITICUM;

EID: 0031456121     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005930118379     Document Type: Article

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