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Environmental cues affecting development.

Jorge J Casal
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Abstract

Multiple receptors connect environmental cues to developmental genes via shortcuts and more tortuous pathways, creating a network of interactive signals in which negative regulators play a key role. The elements of the circuitry, their connections, and their functional significance are being uncovered thanks to the analysis of genetic interactions, protein-protein interactions, sub-cellular localisation and transcriptome patterns.

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Arabidopsis ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell NucleusCytoplasmEnvironmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant DevelopmentPlant ProteinsPlantsReceptor Cross-TalkReceptors, Cell SurfaceRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticUbiquitin-Protein LigasesJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tReview

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Jorge J Casal. 2002. Environmental cues affecting development.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1369-5266(01)00218-7

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