Identification and disruption of an Arabidopsis zinc finger gene controlling seed germination

Genes and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-33

  Papi, Maura ^a   Sabatini, Sabrina ^a   Bouchez, David ^b   Camilleri, Christine ^b   Costantino, Paolo ^a   Vittorioso, Paola ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Arabidopsis, seed germination; Dof proteins; Dormancy; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERMINATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; GERMINATION; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; ZINC FINGERS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033971467     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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