Regulation of phytochrome B signaling by phytochrome A and FHY1 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 499-507

  Cerdán, Pablo D ^a   Yanovsky, Marcelo J ^b   Reymundo, F Carolina ^a   Nagatani, Akira ^c   Staneloni, Roberto J ^a   Whitelam, Garry C ^d   Casal, Jorge J ^b  

^a FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME A; PHYTOCHROME B;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0033153260     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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