Mutations in the Arabidopsis SWC6 gene, encoding a component of the SWR1 chromatin remodelling complex, accelerate flowering time and alter leaf and flower development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 653-666

  Lázaro, Ana ^a   Gómez Zambrano, Ángeles ^a   López González, Leticia ^a   Piñeiro, Manuel ^a   Jarillo, Jose A ^a  

^a ETSI MontesTechnical University of Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chromatin remodelling; Floral repression; HIT Zn finger; Phase transition; SWR1 complex

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ARP6 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FLF PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FRI PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; HISTONE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; SWC6 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ACETYLATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MUTATION; PLANT LEAF;

ACETYLATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; FLOWERS; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HISTONES; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS; METHYLATION; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PLANT LEAVES;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 43449127229     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm332     Document Type: Article

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