Structure and function of homodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) proteins

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 86-88

  Elhiti, Mohamed ^a   Stasolla, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Embryogenesis; Function; Homeodomain leucine zipper; Signaling; Structure

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 59449092339     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.2.7692     Document Type: Short Survey

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