A bHLH transcription factor mediates organ, region and flower type specific signals on dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (dfr) gene expression in the inflorescence of Gerbera hybrida (Asteraceae)

Plant Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-99

  Elomaa, Paula ^a   Mehto, Merja ^a   Kotilainen, Mika ^a   Helariutta, Yrjö ^a   Nevalainen, Leena ^a   Teeri, Teemu H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; FLAVONOID; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PLANT GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANINS; ASTERACEAE; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, PLANT;

ASTERACEAE; COROLLA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GERBERA; GERBERA HYBRID CULTIVAR; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0032190456     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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