Enhanced resistance to salt, cold and wound stresses by overproduction of animal cell death suppressors Bcl-xL and Ced-9 in tobacco cells - Their possible contribution through improved function of organella

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 992-1005

  Qiao, Jingbo ^a,b,c   Mitsuhara, Ichiro ^a,b   Yazaki, Yosiaki ^a   Sakano, Katsuhiro ^a   Gotoh, Yoko ^a   Miura, Masayuki ^d   Ohashi, Yuko ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bcl xL; Ced 9; Cell death; Cold stress; Mitochondrial active potential; Salt tolerance; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036747241     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf122     Document Type: Article

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