Overexpression of COL9, a CONSTANS-LIKE gene, delays flowering by reducing expression of CO and FT in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 758-768

  Cheng, Xiao Fei ^a   Wang, Zeng Yu ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; CONSTANS LIKE gene; Floral repressor; FLOWERING LOCUS T gene; Flowering time

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CONSTANS-LIKE GENE; FLORAL REPRESSOR; FLOWERING LOCUS T GENE; FLOWERING TIME;

GENES;

GENES; PHENOTYPES; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CONSTANS PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FT PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 32944471018     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02491.x     Document Type: Article

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