The role of GRAS proteins in plant signal transduction and development

Planta

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 683-692

  Bolle, Cordelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; DELLA proteins; Development; GRAS proteins; Protein family; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

GENES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

MERISTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GAI PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; RGA PROTEIN, PLANT; SCR PROTEIN, BRASSICA OLERACEA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA;

EID: 1642380225     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-004-1203-z     Document Type: Review

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