The promiscuous life of plant NUCLEAR FACTOR Y transcription factors

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4777-4792

  Petroni, Katia ^a   Kumimoto, Roderick W ^b   Gnesutta, Nerina ^a   Calvenzani, Valentina ^a   Fornari, Monica ^a   Tonelli, Chiara ^a   Holt, Ben F ^b   Mantovani, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 84873036600     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.105734     Document Type: Review

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