A new arabidopsis gene, FLK, encodes an RNA binding protein with K homology motifs and regulates flowering time via Flowering Locus C

Plant Cell

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 731-740

  Lim, Mi Hye ^a   Kim, Joonki ^a,b   Kim, Youn Sung ^a   Chung, Kyung Sook ^a   Seo, Yeon Hee ^a   Lee, Ilha ^b   Kim, Jungmook ^c   Hong, Choo Bong ^b   Kim, Hie Joon ^a   Park, Chung Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS; RNA;

EUKARYOTIC GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 12144286231     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.019331     Document Type: Article

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