An interaction between BZR1 and DELLAs mediates direct signaling crosstalk between brassinosteroids and gibberellins in Arabidopsis

Science Signaling

Volumn 5, Issue 244, 2012, Pages

  Li, Qian Feng ^a   Wang, Chunming ^a   Jiang, Lei ^a   Li, Shuo ^a   Sun, Samuel S M ^a   He, Jun Xian ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSINOSTEROID; GIBBERELLIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN RGA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BZR1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ELONGATION; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRASSINOSTEROIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; HYPOCOTYL; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOTS; PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRIAZOLES; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84867132552     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002908     Document Type: Article

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