Together we stand: Genes cluster to coordinate regulation

被引：12

作者：

Amoutzias, Grigoris ^{[1
,2
]}

Van de Peer, Yves ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent VIB, Dept Plant Syst Biol, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium

[2] Univ Ghent, Dept Mol Genet, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium

来源：

DEVELOPMENTAL CELL | 2008年 / 14卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.devcel.2008.04.006

中图分类号：

Q2 [细胞生物学];

学科分类号：

071009 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Although most eukaryotic genomes lack operons, occasionally clusters of genes are discovered that are related in function. Now, a metabolic operon-like gene cluster has been described in Arabidopsis thaliana that is needed for triterpene synthesis.

引用

页码：640 / 642

页数：3

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