Genetic modification of the fatty acid unsaturation of phosphatidylglycerol in chloroplasts alters the sensitivity of tobacco plants to cold stress

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-105

  Sakamoto, A ^a   Sulpice, R ^b   Hou, C X ^b   Kinoshita, M ^c   Higashi, S I ^b   Kanaseki, T ^b   Nonaka, H ^b   Moon, B Y ^d   Murata, N ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chilling sensitivity; Glycerol 3 phosphate acyltransferase; Inflorescence; Nicotiana tabacum; Reproductive stage

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 1642491827     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0016-8025.2003.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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