A xylem-specific cellulose synthase gene from aspen (Populus tremuloides) is responsive to mechanical stress

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 495-502

  Wu, Luguang ^a,b   Joshi, Chandrashekhar P ^b   Chiang, Vincent L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CELLULOSE SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COTTON; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PLANT RESPONSE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XYLEM;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOBACCO; TREES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0033934257     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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