Dynamic regulation of Polycomb group activity during plant development

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 523-529

  Bemer, Marian ^a   Grossniklaus, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; HISTONE; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; PRC2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HISTONES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84869490647     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.09.006     Document Type: Review

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