Pollen-expressed transcription factor 2 encodes a novel plant-specific TFIIB-related protein that is required for pollen germination and embryogenesis in arabidopsis

Molecular Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1091-1108

  Niu, Qian Kun ^a   Liang, Yan ^a   Zhou, Jing Jing ^a   Dou, Xiao Ying ^a   Gao, Shu Chen ^a   Chen, Li Qun ^a   Zhang, Xue Qin ^a   Ye, De ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis.; embryogenesis; pollen; PTF2; TFIIB related protein; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84880719733     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sst083     Document Type: Article

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