Transcription activation mediated by the bZIP factor SPA on the endosperm box is modulated by ESBF-1 in vitro

Plant Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-181

  Conlan, R Steven ^a,b   Hammond Kosack, Michael ^a   Bevan, Michael ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032871848     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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