Genome-Wide identification and phylogenetic analysis of the ERF gene family in cucumbers

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 624-633

  Hu, Lifang ^a   Liu, Shiqiang ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cucumis sativus L.; ERF; Genome sequence; Phylogenetic analysis; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; ERF GENE; EXON; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; PLANT TISSUE; PROTEIN MOTIF; RICE; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 82355182922     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572011005000054     Document Type: Article

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