Characterization of C-terminal domains of Arabidopsis heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs) and identification of a new signature combination of plant class a Hsfs with AHA and NES motifs essential for activator function and intracellular localization

Plant Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 98-112

  Kotak, Sachin ^a   Port, Markus ^a   Ganguli, Arnab ^a   Bicker, Frank ^a   Von Koskull Döring, Pascal ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Gene family; Transient assays

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; CELL CULTURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GENES; HYDROPHOBICITY;

INTRACELLULAR LOCALIZATION; OPEN-READING FRAMES (ORF);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT STRESS TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HYBRID PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPORTER GENE; TOBACCO; YEAST;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, REPORTER; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YEASTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NES; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 2942664616     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02111.x     Document Type: Article

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