Regulation of Sucrose Carrier Activities

Phloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 102-121

  Kühn, Christina ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phloem localization; Sieve element companion cell complexes (SE CCs); Signaling; Sucrose carriers (SUCs); Sucrose transporters (SUTs); SUT regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886476771     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118382806.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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