Function of plastid sigma factors in higher plants: Regulation of gene expression or just preservation of constitutive transcription?

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-5, 2011, Pages 235-249

  Lerbs Mache, Silva ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire Vegetale Grenoble   (France)

Author keywords

Higher plants; Plastid; Sigma factors; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; PLASTID; REVIEW;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANTS; PLASTIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 79957868780     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9714-4     Document Type: Review

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