A null mutation in a bZIP factor confers ABA-insensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 541-547

  Lopez Molina, Luis ^a   Chua, Nam Hai ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Arabidopsis; Genetics; Positional cloning

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; DNA BINDING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GIA1 GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTANT; PLANT GROWTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034121176     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/41.5.541     Document Type: Article

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