EgMYB2, a new transcriptional activator from Eucalyptus xylem, regulates secondary cell wall formation and lignin biosynthesis

Plant Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 553-567

  Goicoechea, Monica ^a   Lacombe, Eric ^a   Legay, Sylvain ^a   Mihaljevic, Snjezana ^a   Rech, Philippe ^a   Jauneau, Alain ^a   Lapierre, Catherine ^b   Pollet, Brigitte ^b   Verhaegen, Daniel ^c   Chaubet Gigot, Nicole ^a   Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Lignin; MYB; Secondary cell wall; Transcription; Xylem

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

MYB; SECONDARY CELL WALL; TRANSCRIPTION;

TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL TESTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; EUCALYPTUS; PROTEINS; TISSUE; XYLEM;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

LIGNIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGNIN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TOBACCO; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 27144549989     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02480.x     Document Type: Article

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