phytochrome B and PIF4 Regulate Stomatal Development in Response to Light Quantity

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-234

  Casson, Stuart A ^a   Franklin, Keara A ^b   Gray, Julie E ^c   Grierson, Claire S ^a   Whitelam, Garry C ^b   Hetherington, Alistair M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DEVBIO; SIGNALING

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PHYTOCHROME B; PIF4 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PLANT STOMA; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; LIGHT; PHYTOCHROME B; PLANT STOMATA;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 59349102818     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.046     Document Type: Article

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