Cytokinin and auxin interactions in plant development: Metabolism, signalling, transport and gene expression

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-147

  Pernisová, Markéta ^a   Kuderová, Alena ^a   Hejátko, Jan ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Auxin cytokinin interaction; De novo organogenesis; Lateral roots; RAM; SAM

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; CYTOKININ; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; GENE EXPRESSION; MERISTEM; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79958188540     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311795684887     Document Type: Article

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