Light-signalling pathways leading to the co-ordinated expression of HEMA1 and Lhcb during chloroplast development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 549-559

  McCormac, Alex C ^a   Terry, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminolaevulinic acid; Glutamyl tRNA reductase; Haem and chlorophyll synthesis; Light regulation of gene expression; Light harvesting proteins

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHYTOCHROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037772260     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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