A gene regulatory network model for cell-fate determination during Arabidopsis thaliana flower development that is robust and recovers experimental gene expression profiles

Plant Cell

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2923-2939

  Espinosa Soto, Carlos ^a   Padilla Longoria, Pablo ^b   Alvarez Buylla, Elena R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b Cd Universitaria   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK MODEL; PETUNIA HYBRIDA; SPECIES;

GENES;

ANGIOSPERMS; CELLS; FLOWERS; GENES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUTATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PETUNIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PETUNIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 16644389406     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.104.021725     Document Type: Article

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