Sequences within both the N- and C-terminal domains of phytochrome A are required for PFR ubiquitination and degradation

Plant Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-167

  Clough, Richard C ^a   Jordan Beebe, Emily T ^a   Lohman, Karin N ^a,c   Marita, Jane M ^a   Walker, Joseph M ^a   Gatz, Christiane ^b   Vierstra, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHROME A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AVENA SATIVA; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HYDROLYSIS; LYSINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME A; PLANTS, TOXIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TOBACCO; UBIQUITINS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033041152     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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