Arabidopsis thaliana plants overexpressing thylakoidal ascorbate peroxidase show increased resistance to Paraquat-induced photooxidative stress and to nitric oxide-induced cell death

Plant Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 940-953

  Murgia, Irene ^a   Tarantino, Delia ^a   Vannini, Candida ^b   Bracale, Marcella ^b   Carravieri, Sara ^b   Soave, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Ascorbate peroxidase; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress; Programmed cell death; Thylakoids

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; ENZYME KINETICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; REDUCTION; STRESSES;

ASCORBIC ACIDS; ELECTRON DONORS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; COPPER; FERRITIN; HERBICIDE; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PARAQUAT; PEROXIDASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; THYLAKOID; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DEATH; COPPER; DRUG RESISTANCE; FERRITINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HERBICIDES; IRON; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAQUAT; PEROXIDASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; THYLAKOIDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 2942717138     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02092.x     Document Type: Article

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