Ethylene regulates the physiology of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 via an ethylene receptor

Plant Physiology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2798-2809

  Lacey, Randy F ^a   Binder, Brad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FIMBRIA; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHOTOTAXIS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ETHYLENES; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; MOVEMENT; PHOTOTAXIS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 84982953266     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00602     Document Type: Article

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