Light perception in plants: Cytokinins and red light join forces to keep phytochrome B active

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 143-145

  Fankhauser, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARR4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; CYTOKININ; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CYTOKININS; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036548796     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(02)02228-8     Document Type: Review

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