Ectopic expression of the NtSET1 histone methyltransferase inhibits cell expansion, and affects cell division and differentiation in tobacco plants

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1715-1719

  Shen, Wen Hui ^a   Meyer, Denise ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL MOLEC DES PLANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Epigenetics; Histone methyltransferase; Plant development; SET domain

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 10344262810     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pch184     Document Type: Article

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