Mathematical modeling of an oscillating gene circuit to unravel the circadian clock network of Arabidopsis thaliana

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JAN, 2013, Pages

  Bujdoso, Nora ^a   Davis, Seth J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Circadian clock; Hormone signal integration; Light signal transduction; Mathematical modeling; Metabolic signal integration; Stress signal integration; Temperature acclimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878336478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00003     Document Type: Article

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