Transcriptome sequencing identifies SPL7-regulated copper acquisition genes FRO4/FRO5 and the copper dependence of iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 738-761

  Bernal, María ^a,f   Casero, David ^b   Singh, Vasantika ^a   Wilson, Grandon T ^c   Grande, Arne ^d   Yang, Huijun ^c   Dodani, Sheel C ^e   Pellegrini, Matteo ^b   Huijser, Peter ^d   Connolly, Erin L ^c   Merchant, Sabeeha S ^b   Krämer, Ute ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 84859039846     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.111.090431     Document Type: Article

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