Inhibition of protoporphyrinogen oxidase expression in Arabidopsis causes a lesion-mimic phenotype that induces systemic acquired resistance

Plant Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 667-678

  Molina, Antonio ^a,b   Volrath, Sandy ^a   Guyer, Dave ^a   Maleck, Klaus ^a   Ryals, John ^a,c   Ward, Eric ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^c Clinical Data Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; SALICYLIC ACID; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; OOMYCETES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033103958     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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