Signaling activities among the Arabidopsis phyB/D/E-type phytochromes: A major role for the central region of the apoprotein

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-326

  Sharrock, Robert A ^a   Clack, Ted ^a   Goosey, Lynn ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark reversion; Photomorphogenesis; Protein domains; Red far red photoreceptor

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; PROTEINS; SEED;

PHYTOCHROMES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

APOPROTEINS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038029867     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01722.x     Document Type: Article

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