Antisense expression of an arabidopsis ω-3 fatty acid desaturase gene reduces salt/drought tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 264-271

  Im, Yang Ju ^a   Han, Oksoo ^a   Chung, Gap Chae ^a   Cho, Baik Ho ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 Fatty Acid Desaturase; Antisense Expression; Salt Drought Tolerance; Transgenic Tobacco; Trienoic Fatty Acid

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; FAD7 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; FATTY ACID; INORGANIC SALT; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; SALT TOLERANCE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; CHEMISTRY; DEHYDRATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING;

ARABIDOPSIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DEHYDRATION; DNA, ANTISENSE; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SALTS; SEEDLING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0037198150     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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