Understanding gibberellic acid signaling-are we there yet?

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-15

  Schwechheimer, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; GID1A PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GIBBERELLINS; HOMEOSTASIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKP CULLIN F-BOX PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 38649107053     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.10.011     Document Type: Review

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