A basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor regulates cell elongation and seed germination

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 334-341

  Kim, Jin A ^a   Yun, Ju ^a   Lee, Minsun ^a   Kim, Youn Sung ^a   Woo, Jae Chang ^b   Park, Chung Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apical Hook Formation; bHLH Transcription Factor; Cell Elongation; Seed Germination

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; PACLOBUTRAZOL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2A; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GIBBERELLIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; NAN 1D PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; NAN-1D PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ELONGATION; GENE ISOLATION; NAN GENE; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PHENOTYPE; PLANT APICAL DOMINANCE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 27244431656     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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