Cis-elements and trans-factors that regulate expression of the maize Cat1 antioxidant gene in response to ABA and osmotic stress: H2O2 is the likely intermediary signaling molecule for the response

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-95

  Guan, Lingqiang M ^a   Zhao, Jun ^a,b   Scandalios, John G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CAT1 GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAIZE; MUTANT; OSMOTIC STRESS; PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESPONSE ELEMENTS; RNA, PLANT; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034071861     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00723.x     Document Type: Article

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