The role of the DNA-binding One Zinc Finger (DOF) transcription factor family in plants

Plant Science

Volumn 209, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-45

  Noguero, Mélanie ^a   Atif, Rana Muhammad ^a   Ochatt, Sergio ^a   Thompson, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Activator; DOF; Repressor; Seed; Transcription factor; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT; PLANT GENE; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 84877917406     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.03.016     Document Type: Review

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