R2R3-MYB gene pairs in Populus: Evolution and contribution to secondary wall formation and flowering time

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 4255-4269

  Chai, Guohua ^a   Wang, Zengguang ^a   Tang, Xianfeng ^a   Yu, Li ^a   Qi, Guang ^a   Wang, Dian ^a   Yan, Xiaofei ^a   Kong, Yingzhen ^b   Zhou, Gongke ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; evolution; flowering time; gene pair; Populus; R2R3 MYB; secondary wall thickening

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL WALL; FLOWER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL WALL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLOWERS; GENE DUPLICATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84905179174     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru196     Document Type: Article

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