Phytochrome-interacting factors have both shared and distinct biological roles

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 371-380

  Jeong, Jinkil ^a   Choi, Giltsu ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bHLH transcription factor; gene expression analysis; light signaling; phytochrome; phytochrome interacting factor

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; AUXIN; BRASSINOLIDE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOCHROME A; PHYTOCHROME B; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PHYTOCHROME;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ANOXIA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; CELL ELONGATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD TREATMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DNA BINDING; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE NUMBER; GENE TARGETING; GERMINATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNODE ELONGATION; LEAF DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PLANT GENOME; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; ROOT GROWTH; SEED DEVELOPMENT; SEED DORMANCY; SELAGINELLA MOELLENDORFFII; STEM ELONGATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ARABIDOPSIS; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYTOCHROME;

EID: 84879087580     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-0135-5     Document Type: Review

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