Cytokinin regulation of gene expression in the AHP gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-244

  Hradilová, Jana ^a,b   Malbeck, Jiří ^c   Brzobohatý, Břetislav ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AHP gene family; Cytokinin metabolism; Cytokinin signal transduction; Gene expression; Isopentenyl transferase

Indexed keywords

AHP GENE FAMILY; CYTOKININ METABOLISM; CYTOKININ SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ISOPENTENYL TRANSFERASE; PHOSPHOTRANSMITTERS;

GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM; SEED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34648824621     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-007-9011-x     Document Type: Article

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