Comparative genomics of flowering time pathways using brachypodium distachyon as a model for the temperate Grasses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Higgins, Janet A ^a   Bailey, Paul C ^a   Laurie, David A ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS AGAMOUS PROTEIN; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CONSTANS PROTEIN; EARLY HEADING DATE2 PROTEIN; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; PLANT DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNALIZATION 1 PROTEIN; VERNALIZATION 2 PROTEIN; VERNALIZATION 3 PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CEREAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOMESTICATION; FLOWERING; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GRASS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OAT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERNALIZATION; WHEAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWER; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; POACEAE; TEMPERATURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; AVENA; BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON; DICOTYLEDONEAE; HORDEUM; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

FLOWERS; GENES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMICS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PHOTOPERIOD; POACEAE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77956334725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010065     Document Type: Article

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