Plant Mediator complex and its critical functions in transcription regulation

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 106-118

  Yang, Yan ^a   Li, Ling ^a   Qu, Li Jia ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The National Plant Gene Research Center Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Mediator complex; Transcription factors; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA;

MEDIATOR COMPLEX;

FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDIATOR COMPLEX; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANTS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84956600212     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12377     Document Type: Review

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