How is FLC repression initiated by cold?

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 76-82

  Helliwell, Chris A ^a   Anderssen, Robert S ^a   Robertson, Masumi ^a   Finnegan, E Jean ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CHROMATIN; FLF PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; MADS DOMAIN PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN; COLD; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; COLD TEMPERATURE; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS;

EID: 84922767784     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.12.004     Document Type: Review

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