Simple network motifs can capture key characteristics of the floral transition in Arabidopsis

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Pullen, Nick ^a   Jaeger, Katja E ^b   Wigge, Philip A ^b   Morris, Richard J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Flo ral transition; Flowering time; Mathematical modeling; Network motifs

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; FLOWER; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; FLOWERS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, PLANT;

EID: 84887545672     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.26149     Document Type: Article

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