Ectopic expression of KNOTTED1-like homeobox protein induces expression of cytokinin biosynthesis genes in rice

Plant Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-62

  Sakamoto, Tomoaki ^a   Sakakibara, Hitoshi ^b   Kojima, Mikiko ^b   Yamamoto, Yuko ^c   Nagasaki, Hiroshi ^c   Inukai, Yoshiaki ^c   Sato, Yutaka ^c   Matsuoka, Makoto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; PROTEINS;

ECTOPIC EXPRESSION; ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASE (IPT); KNOTTED1-LIKE HOMEOBOX PROTEIN; ORYZA SATIVA;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOKININS; ENZYMES; GENES; GIBBERELLIC ACID; MERISTEMS; RICE;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33748788798     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.085811     Document Type: Article

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