Transcriptional regulation of early embryo development in the model legume Medicago truncatula

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 349-362

  Kurdyukov, Sergey ^a,b   Song, Youhong ^a   Sheahan, Michael B ^a   Rose, Ray J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Homeobox genes; Medicago truncatula; Ovules; Seed development; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84895068754     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-013-1535-x     Document Type: Article

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