The molecular and functional characterization of an Opaque2 homologue gene from Coix and a new classification of plant bZIP proteins

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-263

  Vettore, André L ^a   Yunes, José A ^a   Neto, Germano Cord ^a   Da Silva, Márcio J ^a   Arruda, Paulo ^a   Leite, Adilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bZIP classification; Coix lacryma jobi; Opaque2; Opaque2 homologues; Transcriptional activator

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; OPAQUE 2 PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; OPAQUE-2 PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENETICS; INTRON; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, PLANT; INTRONS; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

COIX; COIX LACRYMA-JOBI; EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031930222     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005995806897     Document Type: Article

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