Regulation of HEMA1 expression by phytochrome and a plastid signal during de-etiolation in Arabidopsis Thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 549-561

  McCormac, Alex C ^a   Fischer, Andrea ^b   Kumar, A Madan ^b,c   Söll, Dieter ^b   Terry, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clinical Data Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Chlorophyll synthesis; Chloroplast development; Glutamyl tRNA reductase; Light regulation

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BINDING SITE; ETIOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMYL TRNA REDUCTASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT TISSUE; PLASTID; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYMES; GENES; TISSUE;

PHOTORECEPTORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIC ACID; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYTOCHROME; PLASTIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0035034119     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00986.x     Document Type: Article

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