Auxin signals - Turning genes on and turning cells around

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 553-563

  Berleth, Thomas ^a   Krogan, Naden T ^a   Scarpella, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ARF auxin response factor; ASK ARABIDOPSIS Skp1 LIKE; Aux auxin; BFA brefeldin A; CUL CULLIN; DBD DNA binding domain; E1 ubiquitin activating enzyme; E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme; E3 ubiquitin ligase; GEF guanosine exchange factor; GN GNOM

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; IAA1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 4444368566     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2004.07.016     Document Type: Review

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