To control and to be controlled: understanding the Arabidopsis SLIM1 function in sulfur deficiency through comprehensive investigation of the EIL protein family

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Wawrzyńska, Anna ^a   Sirko, Agnieszka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; EIL protein family; EIN3; Ethylene; SLIM1; Sulfur; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908229857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00575     Document Type: Review

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