The (r)evolution of gene regulatory networks controlling Arabidopsis plant reproduction: A two-decade history

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4731-4745

  Pajoro, Alice ^a   Biewers, Sandra ^b   Dougali, Evangelia ^c,d   Valentim, Felipe Leal ^a   Mendes, Marta Adelina ^e   Porri, Aimone ^f   Coupland, George ^f   Van De Peer, Yves ^c,d,g   Van Dijk, Aalt D J ^a   Colombo, Lucia ^e   Davies, Brendan ^b   Angenent, Gerco C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Floral organ development; Flowering time; Gene regulation; Molecular interactions; Networks; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; REPRODUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84907389689     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru233     Document Type: Review

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