Transcriptional control of flavonoid biosynthesis by MYB-bHLH-WDR complexes

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 176-185

  Xu, Wenjia ^a,b   Dubos, Christian ^c   Lepiniec, Loïc ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

BHLH; Flavonoid; MYB; Transcriptional network; Transcriptional regulation; WDR

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA;

FLAVONOID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84924061664     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.12.001     Document Type: Review

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