Regulation of phytoene desaturase expression is independent of leaf pigment content in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1045-1053

  Wetzel, Carolyn M ^a   Rodermel, Steven R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Chloroplast; Immutans; Norflurazon; Photooxidation; Phytoene desaturase

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; NORFLURAZON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; PIGMENT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLASTID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; FEEDBACK; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HERBICIDES; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYRIDAZINES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT;

EID: 0032145553     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006021522259     Document Type: Article

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