HFR1, a putative bHLH transcription factor, mediates both phytochrome A and cryptochrome signalling

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 827-836

  Duek, Paula D ^a   Fankhauser, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cryptochrome; HFR1; Light signalling; Phytochrome; Signal integration

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RNA;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; COLOR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; FLAVOPROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; LIGHT; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME A; PLANT PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038079850     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01770.x     Document Type: Article

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