Influence of EARLI1-like genes on flowering time and lignin synthesis of Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 731-739

  Shi, Y ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Xu, Z Y ^a   Li, L ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Schlappi M ^b   Xu, Z Q ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; EARLI1; FLC; Flowering time; Lignin synthesis; Photoperiod; RNAi lines

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CINNAMOYL COA REDUCTASE; EARLI1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; LIGNIN; PHYTOHORMONE;

CELL ORGANELLE; DATA SET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWERING; FUNGAL DISEASE; GEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERB; LIGNIN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHOTOPERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; TRANSFORMATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL WALL; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC VARIATION; LIGNIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TIME FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 79961026525     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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