Complexity of the transcriptional network controlling secondary wall biosynthesis

Plant Science

Volumn 229, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-207

  Zhong, Ruiqin ^a   Ye, Zheng Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall; MYB; NAC; Secondary wall; Transcription factor; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CELL WALL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84907881577     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.09.009     Document Type: Review

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