Regulation of disease resistance pathways by AP2/ERF transcription factors

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 465-471

  Gutterson, Neal ^a   Reuber, T Lynne ^a  

^a Mendel Biotechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

BLAST AND WOUNDING INDUCED MAPK1; BWMK1; dehydration responsive element binding; DREB; EREBP; ERF; ET; ethylene; ethylene response factor; ethylene responsive element binding protein; JA; jasmonic acid; MAPK; mitogen activated protein kinase; SA; salicylic acid; TF

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ERF 1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; ERF-1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; REVIEW; RICE; TOMATO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 3042725243     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2004.04.007     Document Type: Review

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