Signal transduction in the photocontrol of chalcone synthase gene expression

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 722-727

  Schafer E ^a   Kunkel, T ^a   Frohnmeyer, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blue UV photoreceptors; Chalcone synthase; CPRF; Microinjection; Phosphorylation; Phytochrome; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040426235     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-98.x     Document Type: Article

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