Potential regulation of gene expression in photosynthetic cells by redox and energy state: Approaches towards better understanding

Annals of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 599-607

  Pfannschmidt, T ^a   Brautigam K ^a   Wagner, R ^a   Dietzel, L ^a   Schroter Y ^a   Steiner, S ^a   Nykytenko, A ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross talk; Gene expression; Higher plants; Photosynthesis; Plastids; Redox signals; Regulatory network; Retrograde signalling

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ELECTRON; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REDOX CONDITIONS;

CHLOROPLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 59849114999     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn081     Document Type: Review

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