An Antirrhinum ternary complex factor specifically interacts with C-function and SEPALLATA-like MADS-box factors

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1051-1062

  Causier, Barry ^a   Cook, Holly ^a   Davies, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flower development; MADS box; PLENA; Protein protein interaction; Ternary complex factor

Indexed keywords

GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; YEAST;

FLORAL REPRODUCTION ORGANS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIRRHINUM; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; ANTIRRHINUM;

EID: 0141565052     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025426016267     Document Type: Article

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