The metallothionein-like gene from buckwheat: Structural and functional analysis of the promoter region

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 889-900

  Brkljačić, Jelena M ^a,b   Majić, Dragana B ^a   Miljuš Dukić, Jovanka ^a   Bratić, Ana ^a   Konstantinović, Miroslav M ^a   Milisavljević, Mira Dj ^a   Maksimović, Vesna R ^a  

^a Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckwheat; Dof; Gene expression; HD Zip; Metallothionein promoter

Indexed keywords

BOTANY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27244448163     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432690     Document Type: Article

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