The FHY3 and FAR1 genes encode transposase-related proteins involved in regulation of gene expression by the phytochrome A-signaling pathway

Plant Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-471

  Hudson, Matthew E ^a,b,c   Lisch, Damon R ^a   Quail, Peter H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

^c DIVERSA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Microarray; MULE; Phytochrome; Signaling mutant; Transposase

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

TRANSCRIPTIONS;

GENES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME A; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSPOSASES;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0038192421     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01741.x     Document Type: Article

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