A drastic reduction in DOF1 transcript levels does not affect C4-specific gene expression in maize

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 164, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1665-1674

  Cavalar, Markus ^a   Phlippen, Yvonne ^a   Kreuzaler, Fritz ^a   Peterhänsel, Christoph ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C4 metabolism; DOF1; Maize; PEPC; RescueMu

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CROPS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLISM; MUTAGENS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

MAIZE; PEPC; PHOTOSYNTHETIC GENE EXPRESSIONS; RESCUEMU; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITES; TRANSPOSONS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547676987     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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