Arabidopsis ZIM, a plant-specific GATA factor, can function as a transcriptional activator

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2495-2497

  Shikata, Masahito ^a   Takemura, Miho ^a   Yokota, Akiho ^a   Kohchi, Takayuki ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; GATA factor; Transcriptional activation; Transient assay; Zinc finger protein

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZIM PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; REPORTER GENE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; KINETICS; LUCIFERASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 1542732405     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2495     Document Type: Article

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