MicroRNA-directed regulation of Arabidopsis Auxin Response Factor17 is essential for proper development and modulates expression of early auxin response genes

Plant Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1360-1375

  Mallory, Allison C ^a   Bartel, David P ^a,b   Bartel, Bonnie ^c  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GENES; RNA;

21-NUCLEOTIDE RIBOREGULATORS; AUXIN RESPONSE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR (ARF); AUXIN-INDUCIBLE GH3-LIKE MRNAS; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AUXINS; CELLS; EMBRYOS; GENES; GROWTH REGULATORS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; STEMS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 24944493388     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.031716     Document Type: Article

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