The MYB transcription factor superfamily of Arabidopsis: Expression analysis and phylogenetic comparison with the rice MYB family

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-124

  Yanhui, Chen ^a   Xiaoyuan, Yang ^a   Kun, He ^a   Meihua, Liu ^a   Jigang, Li ^a   Zhaofeng, Gao ^a   Zhiqiang, Lin ^a   Yunfei, Zhang ^a   Xiaoxiao, Wang ^a   Xiaoming, Qiu ^a   Yunping, Shen ^a,b   Li, Zhang ^a   Xiaohui, Deng ^a   Jingchu, Luo ^a   Xing Wang, Deng ^a,b   Zhangliang, Chen ^a   Hongya, Gu ^a   Li Jia, Qu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Expression profile; MYB transcription factors; Phylogenetic analysis; Rice

Indexed keywords

GENES; PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; DICOTS; GENE FAMILIES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; ONCOGENE MYB; PHYLOGENY; RICE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, MYB; GENES, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

GENES; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 32044469882     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-2910-y     Document Type: Article

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