Restriction accessibility in isolated nuclei reveals light-induced chromatin reorganization at the PEPC promoter in maize

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 669-678

  Kalamajka, Rainer ^a   Hahnen, Silke ^a   Cavalar, Markus ^a   Töpsch, Sonja ^a   Weier, Dagmar ^a   Peterhänsel, Christoph ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C4 photosynthesis; Chromatin; Nuclei; PEPC; Promoter; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CHROMATIN;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, PLANT; LIGHT; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); ZEA MAYS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0041975834     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024843819307     Document Type: Article

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