Activation of a mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade induces WRKY family of transcription factors and defense genes in tobacco

Plant Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 142-151

  Kim, Cha Young ^a,b   Zhang, Shuqun ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense gene activation; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Stress response; Transcription factor; WRKY

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENZYMES; GENES; NITROGEN; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHATES;

EUKARYOTIC CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLANT DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 1642264224     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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