Phytochrome-mediated light signaling in plants: Emerging trends

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 9-22

  Paul, Laju K ^a   Khurana, Jitendra P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodeling; Kinase; Nuclear cytoplasmic partitioning; Organ specific responses; Phosphorylation; Phytochrome interacting factors; Phytochromes; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349098954     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-008-0002-6     Document Type: Review

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