Ectopic expression of different cytokinin-regulated transcription factor genes of Arabidopsis thaliana alters plant growth and development

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1320-1327

  Köllmer, Ireen ^a   Werner, Tomáš ^a   Schmülling, Thomas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Cytokinin; Plant development; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOKININ; PLANT RNA; T DNA; T-DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENE; SEEDLING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOKININS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, PLANT; SEEDLING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79958769691     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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