A pathogen- and salicylic acid-induced WRKY DNA-binding activity recognizes the elicitor response element of the tobacco class I chitinase gene promoter

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-149

  Yang, Peizhen ^a   Chen, Chunhong ^a   Wang, Zeping ^a   Fan, Baofang ^a   Chen, Zhixiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHITINASE GENE; DNA ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE PROMOTER; HOST RESISTANCE; HYPERSENSITIVE RESPONSE; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SALICYLIC ACID; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032955503     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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