Ectopic expression of an orchid (Oncidium Gower Ramsey) AGL6-like gene promotes flowering by activating flowering time genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 783-794

  Hsu, Hsing Fun ^a   Huang, Chih Hsiang ^a   Chou, Lu Tung ^a   Yang, Chang Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Flower development; Flowering time; MADS box genes; Oncidium Gower Ramsey; Orchid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMERIZATION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ONCIDIUM;

EID: 0042785622     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcg099     Document Type: Article

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