HUA2 is required for the expression of floral repressors in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-385

  Doyle, Mark R ^a   Bizzell, Colleen M ^a   Keller, Melissa R ^a   Michaels, Scott D ^a   Song, Judong ^b,c   Non, Yoo Sun ^b,c   Amasino, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Kumho Life and Environmental Science Laboratory   (South Korea)

^c Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; FLC; Flowering; HUA2; Natural variation

Indexed keywords

GENES; MUTAGENESIS;

FLORAL REPRESSORS; FLORAL TRANSITION; FLOWERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; HUA2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMEOBOX; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENOTYPE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

FLOWERS; GENES; MUTATION; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 13844261180     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02300.x     Document Type: Article

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