AUTOPHAGY-RELATED14 and Its Associated Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Complex Promote Autophagy in Arabidopsis
- Award ID(s):
- 1840687
- PAR ID:
- 10195886
- Publisher / Repository:
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Plant Cell
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 1040-4651
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 3939-3960
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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