Antisense expression of a ω-3 fatty acid desaturase gene in tobacco plants enhances susceptibility against pathogens

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-303

  Im, Yang Ju ^a   Kim, Mi Seong ^a   Yang, Kwang Yeol ^b   Kim, Yong Hwan ^c   Back, Kyoungwhan ^a   Cho, Baik Ho ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 fatty acid desaturase; Linolenic acid; Nicotiana tabacum 'Xanthi'; Powdery mildew fungus; Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci; Tobacco mosaic virus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; ENZYME KINETICS; FATTY ACIDS; GENES; LIPIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; TOBACCO; VIRUSES;

MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PROTEIN KINASE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FATTY ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE; EUKARYOTA; FRAXINUS; FUNGI; GOLOVINOMYCES CICHORACEARUM; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. TABACI; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 2942746665     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-151     Document Type: Article

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