VP16 fusion efficiently reveals the function of transcriptional repressors in Arabidopsis

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-132

  Fujiwara, Sumire ^a   Kigoshi, Keiko ^a   Mitsuda, Nobutaka ^a   Suzuki, Kaoru ^a   Ohme Takagi, Masaru ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Repression domain; Transcription factor; VP16

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903513323     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.14.0121a     Document Type: Article

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