Mechanism of action and activity regulation of COP1, a constitutive repressor of photomorphogenesis

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-166

  Smirnova, O G ^a   Stepanenko, I L ^a   Shumny, V K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; flowering; hormones; photomorphogenesis; photoreceptors; UV B

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84857543173     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S102144371202015X     Document Type: Review

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