Genetic analysis of Arabidopsis GATA transcription factor gene family reveals a nitrate-inducible member important for chlorophyll synthesis and glucose sensitivity

Plant Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 680-692

  Bi, Yong Mei ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Signorelli, Tara ^a   Zhao, Rong ^a   Zhu, Tong ^b   Rothstein, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Carbon; Chlorophyll; GATA transcription factor; Glucose sensitivity; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARABIDOPSIS; GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE SENSITIVITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLLS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SYNTHESIS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUCOSE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PLANT DNA; T DNA; T-DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PLANT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, PLANT; GLUCOSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33644701160     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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