Methyl jasmonate induced expression of the tobacco putrescine N-methyltransferase genes requires both G-box and GCC-motif elements

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 743-761

  Xu, Bingfang ^a   Timko, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene; G box; GCC motif; MeJA responsive cis element; Methyl jasmonate (MeJA); Nicotiana tabacum; Putrescine N methyltransferase; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; GENES;

AUXIN; GENE PROMOTERS; METHYL JASMONATE; TRANSGENES;

TOBACCO;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; ETHYLENE; GENES; INHIBITION; NICOTINE; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHYTOHORMONE; PUTRESCINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; PUTRESCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TATA BOX; TOBACCO;

ACETIC ACIDS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOPENTANES; ETHYLENES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TATA BOX; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 12344260410     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-004-1962-8     Document Type: Article

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