Diverse range of gene activity during Arabidopsis thaliana leaf senescence includes pathogen-independent induction of defense-related genes

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-278

  Quirino, Betania F ^a   Normanly, Jennifer ^b   Amasino, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense; Gene expression; Leaf senescence; Nitrilase; Pathogen free; Salicylic acid

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE INDUCTION; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROXYACYLGLUTATHIONE HYDROLASE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NITRILASE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PROTEINASE; SALICYLIC ACID; SENESCENCE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARABIDOPSIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; SALICYLIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0033137039     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006199932265     Document Type: Article

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