Abscisic acid biosynthesis in tomato: Regulation of zeaxanthin epoxidase and 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase mRNAs by light/dark cycles, water stress and abscisic acid

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 833-845

  Thompson, Andrew J ^a   Jackson, Alison C ^a   Parker, Rachel A ^a,b   Morpeth, David R ^c   Burbidge, Alan ^b   Taylor, Ian B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9 cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase; Abscisic acid biosynthesis; Dehydration; mRNA; Tomato; Zeaxanthin epoxidase

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE; GENE PROBE; GENETIC REGULATION; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; MAIZE; MESSENGER RNA; TOMATO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WATER STRESS; ZEAXANTHIN EPOXIDASE;

ABSCISIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; DNA, ANTISENSE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; WATER; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA PLUMBAGINIFOLIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034044712     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006448428401     Document Type: Article

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