The expression of the tobacco Tnt1 retrotransposon is linked to plant defense responses

Genetica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 241-252

  Grandbastien, Marie Angèle ^a   Lucas, Hélène ^a   Morel, Jean Benoît ^b   Mhiri, Corinne ^c   Vernhettes, Samantha ^a   Casacuberta, Josep M ^d  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Nicotiana tabacum; Plant pathogen interaction; Retrotransposon

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0031439952     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018302216927     Document Type: Article

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