WRKY6 Transcription Factor Restricts Arsenate Uptake and Transposon Activation in Arabidopsis
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ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE49037 | GEO | 2014/04/25
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA212734
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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