The phytoene synthase gene family in the Grasses: Subfunctionalization provides tissue-specific control of carotenogenesis

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-211

  Li, Faqiang ^b   Tzfadia, Oren ^b   Wurtzel, Eleanore T ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ABA; Abiotic stress; Carotenoid biosynthesis; Gene subfunctionalization; Phytoene synthase; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62549143903     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.3.7798     Document Type: Article

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