Molecular phylogenetic and expression analysis of the complete WRKY transcription factor family in maize

DNA Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-164

  Wei, Kai Fa ^a   Chen, Juan ^a   Chen, Yan Feng ^a   Wu, Ling Juan ^a   Xie, Dao Xin ^b  

^a MINNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

development; expression profile; maize; phylogenetic analysis; WRKY transcription factor

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN WRKY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAIZE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENOME; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859723052     PISSN: 13402838     EISSN: 17561663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsr048     Document Type: Article

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