A new type of mutation in the plant photoreceptor phytochrome B causes loss of photoreversibility and an extremely enhanced light sensitivity

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-186

  Kretsch, Thomas ^a   Poppe, Christoph ^a   Schäfer, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; MUTANT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOREVERSIBILITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYTOCHROME B;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; RADIATION TOLERANCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034030297     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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