Enhanced transcription of the Arabidopsis disease resistance genes RPW8.1 and RPW8.2 via a salicylic acid-dependent amplification circuit is required for hypersensitive cell death

Plant Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-45

  Xiao, Shunyuan ^a   Brown, Samantha ^a   Patrick, Elaine ^a   Brearley, Charles ^a   Turner, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYPERSENSITIVE RESPONSE (HR);

DISEASES;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ERYSIPHALES; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0037259318     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.006940     Document Type: Article

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