A reevaluation of the role of the heterotrimeric G protein in coupling light responses in arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1623-1627

  Jones, Alan M ^a   Ecker, Joseph R ^b   Chen, Jin Gui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; LIGHT; MUTAGENESIS;

LOSS-OF-FUNCTION APPROACH;

PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0344511679     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.102.017624     Document Type: Article

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