Overexpression of WXP1, a putative Medicago truncatula AP2 domain-containing transcription factor gene, increases cuticular wax accumulation and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

Plant Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 689-707

  Zhang, Ji Yi ^a   Broeckling, Corey D ^a   Blancaflor, Elison B ^a   Sledge, Mary K ^a   Sumner, Lloyd W ^a   Wang, Zeng Yu ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Drought tolerance; Medicago truncatula; Transcription factor; Transgenic plant; Wax biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CROP IMPROVEMENT; LEAF WAX GENES; STRESS TOLERANCE; WAX ACCUMULATION;

CROPS;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER; WAX;

ALFALFA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WATER; WAXES;

CRYSTALLINITY; FARM CROPS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENES; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESSES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 20444473825     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02405.x     Document Type: Article

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