Vernalization-Mediated VIN3 Induction Overcomes the LIKE-HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN1/POLYCOMB REPRESSION COMPLEX2-Mediated Epigenetic Repression

Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 949-957

  Kim, Dong Hwan ^a   Zografos, Brett R ^a   Sung, Sibum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 77957728920     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.161083     Document Type: Article

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