A novel jasmonate- and elicitor-responsive element in the periwinkle secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene Str interacts with a jasmonate- and elicitor-inducible AP2-domain transcription factor, ORCA2

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4455-4463

  Menke, Frank L H ^a   Champion, Anthony ^a   Kijne, Jan W ^a   Memelink, Johan ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; cis element; EREBP; Strictosidine synthase; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ELICITOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; INDOLE ALKALOID; JASMONIC ACID; PLANT DNA; TERPENOID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGHER PLANT; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSACTIVATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBON-NITROGEN LYASES; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESPONSE ELEMENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0033575710     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.16.4455     Document Type: Article

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