Multiple plastid signals regulate the expression of the pea plastocyanin gene in pea and transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 763-774

  Sullivan, James A ^a,b   Gray, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DCMU; Lincomycin; Norflurazon; PetE; Plastid signal; Plastocyanin

Indexed keywords

GENES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RNA; TOBACCO;

NUCLEAR GENES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DIURON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; LINCOMYCIN; PEAS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; PLASTOCYANIN; PYRIDAZINES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0036909573     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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