NPR1: The spider in the web of induced resistance signaling pathways

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 456-464

  Pieterse, Corné M J ^a   Van Loon, L C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

coi1; coronatine insensitive1; DEFECTIVE IN INDUCED RESISTANCE1; DIR1; ERF1; ET; ethylene; ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR1; induced systemic resistance; ISR; JA; jasmonic acid; nahG; NIM1; NON INDUCIBLE IMMUNITY1; NPR1; salicylate hydroxylase gene

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; NPR1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; SALICYLIC ACID; TGA3 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ETHYLENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANTS; SALICYLIC ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARANEAE; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 3042842458     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2004.05.006     Document Type: Review

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