The bZIP transcription factor PERIANTHIA: A multifunctional hub for meristem control

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue NOV, 2011, Pages

  Maier, Annette T ^a,b   Stehling Sun, Sandra ^b,c   Offenburger, Sarah Lena ^b   Lohmann, Jan U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Auxin; Cytokinin; Meristem regulation; PERIANTHIA; SHOOTMERIS TEMLESS; Stem cells; Type AARR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859715275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2011.00079     Document Type: Article

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