A light-independent developmental mechanism potentiates flavonoid gene expression in Arabidopsis seedlings

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-223

  Kubasek, William L ^a,b   Ausubel, Frederick M ^a   Shirley, Brenda Winkel ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chalcone isomerase; Chalcone synthase; Dihydroflavonol reductase; Flavonoid; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; Seedling development

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CHALCONE ISOMERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROFLAVANOL 4 REDUCTASE; DIHYDROFLAVANOL 4-REDUCTASE; FLAVONOID; ISOMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; PLANT RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARABIDOPSIS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; LIGHT; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 0032080501     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005977103116     Document Type: Article

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