NAC (NAM/ATAF/CUC) transcription factors in different stresses and their signaling pathway

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1397-1408

  Wang, Zhuoyu ^a   Dane, Fenny ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

NAC; Phytohormone; Stresses; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876454337     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-012-1195-4     Document Type: Review

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