Regulation of cell wall biosynthesis

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 564-572

  Zhong, Ruiqin ^a   Ye, Zheng Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGNIN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 35649018594     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.09.001     Document Type: Review

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