FT Protein Acts as a Long-Range Signal in Arabidopsis

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1050-1054

  Jaeger, Katja E ^a   Wigge, Philip A ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEVBIO

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; FD PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FT PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT LEAVES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 34250201441     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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