Overexpression of β-carotene hydroxylase enhances stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

Nature

Volumn 418, Issue 6894, 2002, Pages 203-206

  Davison, P A ^a   Hunter, C N ^a   Horton, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CROPS; ENZYMES; GENES; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

INTERCONVERSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTHOCYANIN; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE; CAROTENOID; GENE PRODUCT; OXYGENASE; PROTEIN CHYB; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

CROP YIELD; GENETICS; STRESS; TOLERANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLOBAL CHANGE; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STRESS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANTHOCYANINS; ARABIDOPSIS; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; DARKNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEAT; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; LIGHT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; NECROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, PLANT; XANTHOPHYLLS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0037062998     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature00861     Document Type: Article

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