The light-response BTB1 and BTB2 proteins assemble nuclear ubiquitin ligases that modify phytochrome B and D signaling in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-134

  Christians, Matthew J ^a,c   Gingerich, Derek J ^a,b   Hua, Zhihua ^a   Lauer, Timothy D ^b   Vierstra, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84865834797     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.199109     Document Type: Article

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