The WRKY70 Transcription Factor: A Node of Convergence for Jasmonate-Mediated and Salicylate-Mediated Signals in Plant Defense

Plant Cell

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 319-331

  Li, Jing ^a   Brader, Günter ^a   Palva, E Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; MODULATION; ORGANIC ACIDS;

JASMONIC ACID (JA); SALICYCLIC ACID (SA);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 1042267616     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.016980     Document Type: Article

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