A Gain-of-Function Mutation in IAA7/AXR2 Confers Late Flowering under Short-day Light in Arabidopsis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-492

  Mai, Yan Xia ^a   Wang, Long ^a   Yang, Hong Quan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Auxin; GA 20 oxidases; GAs; IAA7 AXR2

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; AUXIN RECEPTOR, PLANT; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GIBBERELLIN; IAA7 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; INDOLEACETIC ACID LYSINE SYNTHETASE; INDOLEACETIC ACID-LYSINE SYNTHETASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIFE CYCLE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; LIGHT; MUTATION; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79958734890     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2011.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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