Spatially and genetically distinct control of seed germination by phytochromes A and B

Genes and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1984-1996

  Lee, Keun Pyo ^a   Piskurewicz, Urszula ^a   Turečková, Veronika ^b   Carat, Solenne ^c   Chappuis, Richard ^a   Strnad, Miroslav ^b   Fankhauser, Christian ^d   Lopez Molina, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ABI5; Abscisic acid; DELLA factors; PhyA; PhyB; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; GIBBERELLIC ACID; PHYTOCHROME A; PHYTOCHROME B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ABI5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIF1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CANOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO GROWTH; ENDOSPERM; GAI GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PIF1 GENE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RGA GENE; SEED HUSK; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMNUS GENE;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; PHYTOCHROME A; PHYTOCHROME B; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84865848501     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.194266.112     Document Type: Article

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