The WRKY6 transcription factor modulates PHOSPHATE1 expression in response to low pi stress in arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3554-3566

  Chen, Yi Fang ^a   Li, Li Qin ^a   Xu, Qian ^a   Kong, You Han ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Wu, Wei Hua ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 73249116854     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.064980     Document Type: Article

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