MiRNAs mediate SnRK1-dependent energy signaling in Arabidopsis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  Confraria, Ana ^a   Martinho, Cláudia ^a   Elias, Alexandre ^a   Rubio Somoza, Ignacio ^b   Baena González, Elena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; DCL1; Energy signaling; miRNA; SnRK1; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894283249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00197     Document Type: Article

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