OsEMF2b acts as a regulator of flowering transition and floral organ identity by mediating H3K27me3 deposition at OsLFL1 and OsMADS4 in rice

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 121-132

  Xie, Shiyong ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Pei, Rong ^a   Ouyang, Yidan ^a   Yao, Jialing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EMF2b; Floral organ identity; Flowering transition; H3K27me3; Rice

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84901544560     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-014-0733-1     Document Type: Article

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