Characterization of FaSPT, a SPATULA gene encoding a bHLH transcriptional factor from the non-climacteric strawberry fruit

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 10-11, 2010, Pages 822-826

  Tisza, Viktória ^a   Kovács, László ^a   Balogh, Andrea ^b   Heszky, László ^a   Kiss, Erzsébet ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene Budapest   (Hungary)

Author keywords

BHLH; Non climacteric ripening; SPATULA; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; STRAWBERRY;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; PLANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 77958183429     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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