Transgenic tobacco plants expressing the maize Cat2 gene have altered catalase levels that affect plant-pathogen interactions and resistance to oxidative stress

Transgenic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 555-569

  Polidoros, A N ^a   Mylona, P V ^a   Scandalios, J G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalase; Disease resistance; Gene silencing; Plant pathogen interactions; Reactive oxygen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; FELIS CATUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

CAT2 PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; CATALASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RNA 18S; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TIME; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALASE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOTYPE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035543867     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013027920444     Document Type: Article

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