Ethylene-responsive element binding protein (EREBP) expression and the transcriptional regulation of class I β-1,3-glucanase during tobacco seed germination

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 785-795

  Leubner Metzger, Gerhard ^a   Petruzzelli, Luciana ^b   Waldvogel, Rosa ^a   Vögeli Lange, Regina ^a,c   Meins Jr , Frederick ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1,3 glucanase; DNA binding protein; Endosperm; Ethylene; Ethylene responsive element; Nicotiana; Seed dormancy; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; DELETION MUTAGENESIS; ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; ETHYLENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERMINATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ABSCISIC ACID; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; GLUCAN 1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0032214416     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006040425383     Document Type: Article

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