Evolution of the C<sub>4 </sub>phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase promoter of the C<sub>4 </sub>species <it>Flaveria trinervia</it>: the role of the proximal promoter region

Evolution of the C<sub>4 </sub>phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase promoter of the C<sub>4 </sub>species <it>Flaveria trinervia</it>: the role of the proximal promoter region

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The key enzymes of photosynthetic carbon assimilation in C<sub>4 </sub>plants have evolved independently several times from C<sub>3 </sub>isoforms that were present in the C<sub>3 </sub>ancestral s...

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Main Authors: Streubel Monika, Schlue Ute, Koczor Maria, Zogel Corinna, Engelmann Sascha, Westhoff Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/8/4

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