Structural analysis of the nit2/nit1/nit3 gene cluster encoding nitrilases, enzymes catalyzing the terminal activation step in indole-acetic acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-99

  Hillebrand, Heike ^a   Bartling, Dieter ^a   Weiler, Elmar W ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auxin; cis elements; Gene structure; Indole 3 acetic acid; Nitrilase; Promoter

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOENZYME; NITRILASE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

AMINOHYDROLASES; ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENOMIC LIBRARY; GLUCURONIDASE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0031905833     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005998918418     Document Type: Article

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