The H1 histone variant of tomato, H1-S, is targeted to the nucleus and accumulates in chromatin in response to water-deficit stress

Planta

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-181

  Scippa, G Stefania ^a,b   Griffiths, Allen ^a,c   Chiatante, Donato ^b   Bray, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; H1 histone; Lycopersicon (water deficit); Water deficit

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HISTONE H1; MESSENGER RNA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER DEFICIT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033891949     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250000278     Document Type: Article

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