Role of farnesyltransferase in ABA regulation of guard cell anion channels and plant water loss

Science

Volumn 282, Issue 5387, 1998, Pages 287-290

  Pei, Zhen Ming ^a   Ghassemian, Majid ^b   Kwak, Christine M ^a   McCourt, Peter ^b   Schroeder, Julian I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANION CHANNEL; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DESICCATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER LOSS;

ABSCISIC ACID; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIONS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FARNESOL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; ION CHANNELS; MUTATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYENES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PROTEIN ISOPRENYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0032500887     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5387.287     Document Type: Article

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