The Arabidopsis SPA1 gene is required for circadian clock function and photoperiodic flowering

Plant Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 736-746

  Ishikawa, Masaki ^a   Kiba, Takatoshi ^a   Chua, Nam Hai ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Circadian rhythm; Flowering time; Photoperiod pathway; Phytochrome A; SPA1

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWERING TIME; PHOTOPERIOD PATHWAY; PHYTOCHROME A; SPA1;

GENES;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CCA1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SPA1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TOC1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; MUTATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTORECEPTORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

GENES; LIGHT; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 33646896904     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02737.x     Document Type: Article

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