FIE and CURLY LEAF polycomb proteins interact in the regulation of homeobox gene expression during sporophyte development

Plant Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 707-719

  Katz, Aviva ^a   Oliva, Moran ^a   Mosquna, Assaf ^a   Hakim, Ofir ^a   Ohad, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

CLF; FIE; Homeobox genes; KNOX genes; Polycomb proteins; Sporophyte development

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MORPHOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEINS; SEED;

FERTILIZATIONS; GENE EXPRESSION;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CURLY LEAF PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FIE PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; KNOX1 PROTEIN, PLANT; PHOTOPROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRODUCTION; SILENCER ELEMENT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SILENCER ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 1542288827     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2003.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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