Transgenic overexpression of the transcription factor Alfin1 enhances expression of the endogenous MsPRP2 gene in alfalfa and improves salinity tolerance of the plants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 473-480

  Winicov, Ilga ^a,b   Bastola, Dhundy R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE DNA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; REPORTER GENE; SALT TOLERANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0032800433     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.2.473     Document Type: Article

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