Plastid encoded RNA polymerase activity and expression of photosynthesis genes required for embryo and seed development in Arabidopsis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Kremnev, Dmitry ^a   Strand, Åsa ^a  

^a Umea Plant Science Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; CSP41b; Embryo development; NEP; PEP; Photosynthesis; PRIN2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907335988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00385     Document Type: Article

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