Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in response to light in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1579, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-34

  Bohne, Felix ^a   Linden, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blue light; Carotenoid; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Green algae; Phytoene desaturase; Phytoene synthase

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLUE LIGHT; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GREEN ALGA; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; UPREGULATION;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYLL; DNA PROBES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; LIGHT; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; UP-REGULATION;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037073117     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(02)00500-6     Document Type: Article

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