Protein-protein interactions in the regulation of WRKY transcription factors

Molecular Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 287-300

  Chi, Yingjun ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Zhou, Yuan ^a   Zhou, Jie ^a,b   Fan, Baofang ^b   Yu, Jing Quan ^a   Chen, Zhixiang ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chromatin remodeling; HDA19; protein phosphorylation; protein protein interactions; VQ proteins; WRKY transcription factors

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 84875598040     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst026     Document Type: Review

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