Expression of an insect (Dendroides canadensis) antifreeze protein in Arabidopsis thaliana results in a decrease in plant freezing temperature

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 333-344

  Huang, Tao ^a   Nicodemus, Jessie ^a   Zarka, Daniel G ^b   Thomashow, Michael F ^b   Wisniewski, Michael ^c   Duman, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Arabidopsis; Cold adaptation

Indexed keywords

GENES; HYSTERESIS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NUCLEATION; PROTEINS;

INSECTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; ARABIDOPSIS; BEETLES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; DENDROIDES CANADENSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036790314     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019875922535     Document Type: Article

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