Light-independent phytochrome signaling mediated by dominant GAF domain tyrosine mutants of Arabidopsis phytochromes in transgenic plants

Plant Cell

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2124-2139

  Su, Yi Shin ^a   Lagarias, J Clark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMOPHORES; GENES; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

AMBIENT LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; ARABIDOPSIS; PHOTOCONVERSION; PHOTOINSENSITIVE; PHOTOREVERSIBILITY; PHYTOCHROME SIGNALING; PROFLUORESCENT; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

PIGMENTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 34548309457     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.051516     Document Type: Article

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