Characterization of KNOX genes in Medicago truncatula

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 135-150

  Di Giacomo, Elisabetta ^a   Sestili, Francesco ^b   Iannelli, Maria Adelaide ^a   Testone, Giulio ^a   Mariotti, Domenico ^a   Frugis, Giovanna ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

KNOX transcription factors; Medicago truncatula; Shoot apical meristem (SAM)

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ; GIBBERELLIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOHORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOKININS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MERISTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; SOLANUM;

EID: 42149094382     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-008-9307-7     Document Type: Article

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