ZCN8 encodes a potential orthologue of Arabidopsis FT florigen that integrates both endogenous and photoperiod flowering signals in maize

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4833-4842

  Lazakis, Chloë M ^a   Coneva, Viktoriya ^a   Colasanti, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

florigen; FT orthologue; long distance signalling; maize; photoperiod induction; teosinte; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; FLORIGEN; FT PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ID1 PROTEIN, PLANT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLORIGEN; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054099341     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err129     Document Type: Article

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